How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief

People say TV and video games are bad influences, but it was a book that made me a criminal. [This story was originally posted on my previous blog, The Black Cat Diaries, on March 4, 2013.] How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief Today I bought Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within byContinue reading “How Natalie Goldberg Turned Me Into a Thief”

Book Title Poems From a Stormy Night

Last night, thunderstorms and a pot of evening coffee proved to be the perfect combination for pulling books off my shelves and making some more book title found poems. Here are a few of my latest creations: The Arrival In the lake of the woods, strange little girls wait ’till Helen comes out of darkness (beautiful darkness)Continue reading “Book Title Poems From a Stormy Night”

Carie’s Lists: The Best Books I Read in 2016

Happy New Year! I’m thrilled to welcome 2017 into our lives. Overall, 2016 was EXHAUSTING, but I did read some good books. My goal this year was to read at least 50 books and no more than 75. (Read this post to find out why my reading goal had a cap.) I achieved my goal, readingContinue reading “Carie’s Lists: The Best Books I Read in 2016”