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A Review of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass
Recently I was reminded of a core truth: teachers don’t read much in the fall. Nor do we blog, as you have seen. Come to think of it, my blogging life began within days of my resignation from full-time teaching … Continue reading
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Concluding thoughts on Diana Gabaldon’s Drums of Autumn (by Jill)
The last few hundred pages of Drums of Autumn definitely went much more quickly than the first few hundred, which was a good thing. But the plot point that made the action pick up was possibly the worst kind … Continue reading
A Long-Ago PFP Board Meeting
This is Jill and me on the beach at Tahoe just a little over four months ago. The day after this photo was taken, I woke up before dawn, drove back to the Bay Area, and started my new job … Continue reading
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Progress report on Drums of Autumn (by Jill)
As usual when reading a Diana Gabaldon book, progress has been slow but steady. After a month of reading I’m just about halfway through, but haven’t gotten to a point where I felt an update was warranted just yet. … Continue reading
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A Review of Lawrence Osborne’s The Forgiven
A month ago I could have written a fantastic review of this book – its tension, its creepiness, its unlikeable protagonist, the works. But for now, here are the basics. This is a novel about David Henniger and his wife … Continue reading
In which Diana Gabaldon resurfaces on Postcards from Purgatory (by Jill)
The fourth book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series is called Drums of Autumn, and as I begin my annual trip back in time with Claire Beauchamp-Randall-Fraser and her Scottish highlander husband Jamie, I can hear the titular autumn drums beating … Continue reading
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An Indiespensible Update (by Jill)
I may have not been writing much lately, but I have definitely been reading. Not as much as I’d like, of course, but that would be true even if I weren’t working 12-13 hour days at work more often than … Continue reading
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