“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” Oprah Winfrey has nailed it. Besides it’s being true in general, it is like this specifically for indie authors and their friends. To be honest, dear Diary... Continue Reading →
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“Portrait of a Marriage” by Pearl S. Buck
Is it possible to spend fifty years living with one person and keep the feeling that you are in love intact? Is it possible to do so with a person who is the complete opposite of yourself? Pearl S. Buck gives her answers to these questions, and some of these answers will certainly surprise some... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,
“Happy Valentine’s Day, my darling, and please know that our story of love is just a pathetic trope in modern literature called insta-love.” If anything, it would at least be a rather original congratulation on Valentine’s Day. My husband would definitely appreciate the humour if we didn’t discuss it so many times, so the topic... Continue Reading →
David Vorhees and his powerful words
Sometimes, you come across a story that resonates with you so strongly that you feel like the Universe or Life itself has spoken to you through someone else’s creative gift. I do believe that writing is not only a craft but a form of magic. And while stories come to writers through many different channels... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,
It feels like I’ve forgotten how to relax. My brain resists being left in peace even for a day, let alone for a week. And that is right when I’ve decided to give myself a break: a week after I finished the draft of my book. It seemed a great idea to let it rest... Continue Reading →
“New London” by J.G. MacLeod
It’s not my usual reading style to start reading from the last page of the book, neither do I have a habit to begin reading series from the final instalment. Still, I don’t regret that my acquaintance with Lady Ellen has started in this manner. First, I felt more intrigued while trying to untangle the... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,
School wasn’t nice. There wasn’t anything particularly horrible about it. Except for a few dark episodes, not connected with the school itself but with people’s inability to handle global changes in a decent manner, it was okay. The problem was that I just wasn’t there. I don’t mean physically. There was a short period of... Continue Reading →
“Faith” by Shane Scott
“God of Nothing” by Shane Scott is one of the best books I read last year. That’s why I was waiting impatiently for the author to publish the next story set in the magnificent and awe-inspiring universe of the ALL. Although “Faith” is a novella, and it certainly left me craving for more, the author... Continue Reading →
Dear Diary,
I have an issue with trains. It’s not that I don’t like them. The thing is that I had spent too much time in them. Every day, for nine years, I took a train to get to school and then back from it. Besides, it took about twenty minutes to walk from the station to... Continue Reading →