My Writing Life: Awareness, Reflection, Inspiration

Thank you for visiting my literary site. Make yourself comfortable and enjoy the ride. I blog about books. If you believe in the power of books to transform lives, you are in the right place. Join me in my reading adventures. To avoid confusion let me clarify that I do NOT have Instagram or Facebook. This is my only site. I publish between two and four posts per month.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

On Freedom and banned books

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"Think wrongly if you please but in all cases think for yourself."~ Doris Lessing In this era of television screens every...

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Van Gogh's letters

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“And men are often faced with the impossibility of doing anything, imprisoned in some kind of horrible cage. There is also, I know, de...

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Song of the Simple Truth

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“If my love is thus, like a torrent, like a river swollen in a full tempest, like a lily starting roots in the wind, like an inti...

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Cat's Cradle

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Cat’s Cradle has been compared with some of George Orwell’ s dystopian stories. There is a social satire in Cat’s Cradle just as there...

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Fall of The House of Usher

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“The Fall of The House of Usher” is an outstanding masterpiece. After reading it I was curious to learn what the critics said about it...

Monday, November 3, 2014

Synesthesia

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" I saw all the colors in my mind; they stood before my eyes. Wild, almost crazy lines were sketched in front of me." -Vasily Kan...

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Still I will rise

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What a powerful poem! Last weekend my family and I attended a play that combined poetry and dance. This poem by Maya Angelou was recited. M...

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Julia Hones: I am a creative spirit, an inquisitive mind. I hope you find something of value in my literary site. I've had poems, stories and essays published in various literary magazines and anthologies, both in print and online. Now I am focused on writing about books. My purpose is to share the wonder of books across the world and to promote a love for reading books. Welcome to My Writing Life Blog: Awareness, Reflection, Inspiration, a place where books come to life.

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