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  • Several short sentences about writing

    Just over a week ago I started reading <em>Several short sentences about writing</em> by Verlyn Klinkenborg. This book is already changing the way I write, the way I think about writing&mdash;it made me want to learn sentence diagramming. Strangely surprising.

  • The Paper Magician

    I ended up reading <em>The Paper Magician</em> by Charlie N. Holmberg. If fit the bill perfectly, it isn't a great book, but it was delightful in many ways.

  • The Girl in the Road

    Yesterday I finished reading Monica Byrne's <em>The Girl in the Road</em> and, to be quite honest, I'm still sorting through what the book was about and if I liked it.

  • Copperhead

    I read some more comics over the weekend. A while back I bought the first volume of <em>Copperhead</em> and Saturday turned out to be the day to read it.

  • The Martian

    I finished <em>The Martian</em> last night. I'm a fairly fast reader, but I usually read several things at once, so it takes a while to finish things. Not this time. I started the book last Sunday, read two thirds that day, another 75 pages on Monday night, and because of schedule issues, finished it last night.

  • Bringing up the Bodies

    I just recently finished the second book in the series that Hilary Mantel has written on Thomas Cromwell, <em>Bringing up the Bodies</em>. It was a good read, taking the reader through the marriage of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.

  • Thoughts on the 100 day project

    I did it, I completed The 100 Day Project. For 100 days, I've had a recurring TeuxDeux on my list: 100 day project. It's gone, it's over, it's been 100 days. And I thought I would share some thoughts about going through this process, along with some of my favorites from the last 100 days.

  • Communication is key

    I've been working remotely for several years now, either full-time for a company, or as a freelancer. I've worked remotely where there was an office, offices full of people, and fully distributed teams.

  • The Left Hand of Darkness

    I don't know why, but one day last month I wandered into the science fiction section at the main Powells. And while there, happened upon a copy of <em>The Left Hand of Darkness</em> by Ursula K. Le Guin.

  • Y: The Last Man

    On the heels of reading <em>Ministry of Space</em>, I picked up a volume that's been on the shelf for quite some time after I found a cheap used copy at Powells, <em>Y: The Last Man</em>.

  • Ministry of Space

    I got back into some new comics I've had on my shelf for a while now this past weekend. I've been finding reading comics is my way of just unwinding and usually I love to read things that may have depth, but you can also gloss over that if you want. But I just read <em>Ministry of Space</em> written by Warren Ellis.

  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

    Many moons ago, my friend Sara recommended this book to me. I was doing Couch to 5k and I was also writing more, so it seemed a good fit. I finally picked up <em>What I Talk About When I Talk About Running</em> by Haruki Murakami a few months ago and I finally started reading it a few weeks ago.

  • The Cairo Affair

    This past weekend I read what I like to call brain candy. An easy going, entertaining book, that won't make me think too hard. Many times these are spy thrillers and this was no different, I hung out in Cairo with <em>The Cairo Affair</em> by Olen Steinhauer.

  • The Gastronomical Me

    Over the past few months I've been reading <em>The Gastronomical Me</em> by MFK Fisher off and on. It's a great memoir about food, travel, and life in Europe in the lead up to World War II, but I also had to be in the right mood for it, so I slowly made my way through the book.

  • Alex + Ada

    I chose <em>Alex + Ada</em>. It was the perfect choice given some of the things I've been thinking about this past week.