I thought it would be a bit of fun to add writing into the creative section. I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a blog just for writing prompts, and I already to do journaling prompts and an ABOUT ME class, so why not just include them here in the creative section. That’s what they are after all. Creative writing! So for our first writing prompt, take a few minutes and write about this: Which would you rather do: ask for permission or ask for forgiveness? This is the…
Read MoreThe Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams
Buy on Amazon The Stranger You Seek: A Novel By: Amanda Kyle Williams Published by: Bantam Released On: 2011-08-30 ISBN: 0553808079 Genre: Mystery, Thriller Pages: 304 Author’s Website: http://www.AmandaKyleWilliams.com Author’s Twitter: @AKyleWilliams Facebook: FANPAGE Recommendable for people who: like murder mysteries, crime drama Synopsis (from Amazon): The papers have called me a monster. You’ve either concluded that I am a braggart as well as a sadist or that I have a deep and driving need to be caught and punished. In the sweltering heat of an Atlanta summer,…
Read MoreSchool Schedules and Seriously?!
*Phew* what a summer! That’s all I can say. Today was back to school day, and I was so excited! I was gonna do THIS and was gonna do THAT. That was until I decided to take a little nappypoo. I mean, heck, I’d only had 2 hours of sleep. I was tired. So, I climbed back in bed and gave the MR implicit instructions that I was to be awakened no later then 9 am. I had things to do today. Dammit. I rolled over and looked at the…
Read MoreMonday Manga Corner:Natsume’s Book of Friends
Buy on Amazon Natsume’s Book of Friends, Vol. 1 By: Yuki Midorikawa Published by: VIZ Media LLC ISBN: 1421532433 Genre:Fantasy Pages: 208 Recommendable for people who: Love stories about Demons, like stories about Friendship Age Recommendation:All Ages Rating:8.5/10 Synopsis: With friends like these, enemies are overkill. R to L (Japanese Style). Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he is…
Read More13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison
Buy on Amazon 13 Treasures By: Michelle Harrison Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Released On: 2011-05-10 ISBN: 0316041475 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Pages: 384 Author’s Website: http://www.michelleharrisonbooks.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MHarrison13 Recommendable for people who: fairy tales, adventure Synopsis (from Amazon): Tanya is no ordinary girl. She can see fairies. But not the fairies we imagine. Evil fairies who cast spells on her, rousing her from her sleep and propelling her out of bed. At wit’s end with her daughter’s inexplicable behavior, Tanya’s mother sends her away to…
Read MoreDefinitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
Buy on Amazon Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 6) By: Charlaine Harris Published by: Ace Trade Released On: 2010-03-02 ISBN: 0441019374 Genre:Fiction-Paranormal, Horror, Romance Pages: 352 Author’s Website: http://www.charlaineharris.com Recommendable for people who: Enjoy vampires, suspense, horror Synopsis (from Amazon): The new Sookie Stackhouse novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Dead as a Doornail. Spiked with a "frothy fusion of romance, mystery, and fantasy" (Publishers Weekly), this "deliciously fiendish…increasingly riotous series" (Dallas Morning News) sends the supernaturally gifted cocktail waitress to New Orleans, where she has to…
Read MoreMeg by Steve Alten
Meg by Steven Alten If Michael Crichton and Clive Cussler were to combine their talents to create the ultimate summer read, MEG would be the result–a jaw-dropping and terrifying page-turner of the deep. On a top-secret dive into the Pacific Ocean’s deepest canyon, Jonas Taylor found himself face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. The sole survivor of the mission, Taylor is haunted by what he’s sure he saw but still can’t prove exists–Carcharodon megalodon, the massive mother of the great…
Read MoreAm Reading: 13 Curses
What’s on your reading list this weekend? For me, I plan to finish up 13 Curses by Michelle Harrison. I started it earlier this week, but I sure haven’t made it very far. Funny how life gets in the way of fun things! Stupid life! LOL! 13 Curses by Michelle Harrison The 13 Treasures have become the 13 Curses. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs to be seen before the fairy court where she strikes a…
Read MoreIrish Cream Bundt Cake
THE CAKE 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 box instant vanilla or chocolate pudding mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur Preheat oven to 350 (f) and butter/flour a 10 inch bundt pan. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Dump mixture into bundt pan, and bake abt 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clear. Let the cake cool about 10 minutes, and then dump it out onto serving dish. Sift/sprinkle a few pinches of confectioners’ sugar over the top of cake…
Read MoreTag – You’re it =D
One of my favorite book tubers, BookRatMisty, posted a book tag a week or so ago. I knew I was going to do it, as soon as I saw it. So this tag was The Books of 2011 (first half of the year) Tag… The Questions: 1. Book you’re an evangelist for The River of Time Series Waterfall: A Novel (River of Time Series) by Lisa T. Bergren Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one. Remaining means giving up all she’s known and loved… and…
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