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“Not Quite What I Was Planning” edited by Smith Magazine
Do you have a six-word memoir? Can you write one? When I saw the 225-page book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, I grabbed a copy off the shelf at the bookstore. And finished reading it in one sitting. The six-word memoir was launched online in 2006 by… — read more
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“The English Patient” by Michael Ondaatje
THE ENGLISH PATIENT is a historical fiction set in the hills of Tuscany during World War II—a tale of tragedy and passion. The novel does not go according to chronological order, but alternates between the present and flashbacks to memories, seen from the point of view of each of the main characters. It slowly reveals… — read more
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“Hot Stuff” by Elaine Fox
There is never a dull moment in any of Elaine Fox’s novels and this includes HOT STUFF. This is a fun book and it has certainly made me laugh. After many failed romances, the thirty-something Laurel who is a writer for DC Scene decides that enough is enough and so gives up on falling in… — read more
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“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman
CORALINE by Neil Gaiman is a story for children but it is a rather dark one. I loved it. Coraline is a little girl who lives with her parents in a huge old house together with other people who share the same house. Those other people are two old former actresses named Miss Spink and… — read more
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“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
FAHRENHEIT 451 is a classic written by Ray Bradbury. The novel is originally a short story entitled “The Fireman” published in the Galaxy Science Fiction in 1951 and two years later expanded into Fahrenheit 451. It’s a story about books and it’s not a happy one, because you see, it’s a crime to possess books… — read more
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“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Mark Haddon’s debut novel and it’s beautifully written in the first-person narration. The story is about a fifteen-year-old autistic boy named Christopher John Francis Boone who is mathematically gifted but socially hopeless. He is superbly logical and sees everything literally based on patterns, rules and… — read more
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April 23: Administrative Professionals Day
I wish all my colleagues and friends who are administrative professionals (personal assistants, executive assistants, secretaries, administrator, office managers, clerks, and everyone who is an admin in one way or another): HAPPY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY! — read more
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Quotes
“Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.” —Marcus Aurelius — read more
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“Dingo” by Charles de Lint
This is the first time I’m reading the work of Charles de Lint and am happy to say I’m not disappointed. DINGO holds my attention from the beginning to the end, and it speaks to me throughout like a friend.Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber meets an unusual new-girl-in-town named Lainey and her large dog named Em. Lainey… — read more
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“Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman
NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman is an interesting read. When Richard Mayhew saves a young girl from a London sidewalk, his life changes from normal to literally, abnormal. The young girl, whose name is Door, comes from “London Below” where she escapes from two hired killers. The two killers are known as Mr Croup and Mr… — read more
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