Ever get the feeling that you live or work in a zoo, and that you are not only a captive but also the keeper? While I often feel that way at...

Y is for you, the readers of this blog, my fellow A to Z challengers, and those in search of a good book. Thank you for reading, commenting,...

X is for Xerox (I was having issues coming up with a topic, so be aware that I will twist this word around). Just about everyone has used, o...

W is for words. There is an almost endless supply of words at out disposal, endless really if you consider all the misspellings and made up ...

V is for villain, a character that can make or break any story. A story that has great tension, heroes, humor, and everything else a reader ...

U is for unique. Anyone that reads a lot is bound to run into books that feel familiar, even if they are new reads by a new author. Some the...

T is for Test. Testing does not stop with school. Every single day includes tests. Tests of your limits, abilities, patience, endurance, and...

S is for Singing, my first love. I know, I know- you all thought reading was my first. But I could sing before I could read (even if I did s...

Are you shocked that my R is not for reading? I am, a little. It almost was, but I wanted to do something different than I did last year dur...

Q is for Quest. Is it ironic that I have been quietly questing and questioning what to write about for some of the more challenging letters ...

P is for patience, something I lack. I often am too eager to hear the end of a story, to know than answer. Too eager for my kids to get dres...

O is for options. Lately I have been pondering options, and taking steps to make the most of the opportunities those options allow me. I hav...

N is for noise. On this first day of spring break for my preschoolers, I am in for a week full of noise. I am steeling myself.I am already h...

M is for mistake. I am good at mistakes, I make plenty of them and always have. But, I like to think that I lear from them and find new mist...

L is for Lost. Have you even woken up feeling lost and listless? There are days when I get up and go about doing all the things I need to do...

K is for killing, particularly killing off characters. Do you get upset when a favorite character is killed off in a book? Sometimes it is n...

After yesterdays post, I needed to change focus a little. So today, J is for Joy. Joy might seem allusive, if you focus only on the big mome...

I is for infuriating.  What do I find so troubling that I am writing about it in the early morning? Well, many things, but in this case it i...

H is for hope. No story or even day, is complete without some level of hope. No matter how pessimistic I can be, or you might be, there is a...

G is for glitter. Now in a blog about books, and my latest musings glitter might be a strange choice. But think about glitter. It is tiny, b...