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.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Growing food

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“A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” ~Franklin Roosevelt Do you like this flower staring at the sun? It belongs to o...

Monday, April 17, 2017

"1984" by George Orwell

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"Of course the people do not want war... But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is al...

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Apologies to the readers of this blog...

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Dear readers, On December 3 2016 I wrote a post on "1984", a novel by George Orwell. ...

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Sylvia and Aki (children's book)

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“Sylvia and Aki” by Winifred Conkling is the true story of two American girls of different cultural backgrounds who grew up in the 1...

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Still I rise

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You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. ...

Saturday, October 1, 2016

"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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I’ve already described some of the outstanding qualities of Margaret Atwood’s oeuvre: ingenious satire and social insight along with we...

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Margaret Atwood: on fiction, the future and the environment

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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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