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I read and write reviews. And make quilts.
Dying may be a certainty, but itās seldom specific about timing.
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Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney
I like to read stories of life and death where somethingās at stake. And here I am. from Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney Patrick āKickā Kirkpatrick may have been a competitive sā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/man-overboard-by-kathleen-rooney/
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The Acrobat by Wislawa Szymborska
Each of us wished to have a homelandfree of neighborsand to live his entire lifein the intervals between wars. from One Version of Events by Wislawa Szymborska āAfter every war/someone has toā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/the-acrobat/
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Nightjar: Stories by Emily Ruskovich
Each of these stories is beautifully written and mesmerizing. They are also disturbing. The characters are alienated from those they should be closest to. They are not at home in their own lives. Rā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/nightjar-stories-by-emily-ruskovich/
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Books, Quilts
I read 22 books in June. I had to pass on another dozen. I need to read ahead because some things are coming up that will interfere with readingā¦life things I canāt avoid. Bookmail included Eco-Priā¦
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Finished my vintage fabrics quilt! I am trying to use my fabric collection to minimize buying new fabric.
#quilt
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Love existed, but it was old and stale and trapped under a lot of debris.
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#countrypeople
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Country People by Daniel Mason
A priviledged family from the West Coast travel across country to Vermont. The wife, Kate, will teach at a college. Miles hopes to finally finish his dissertationāif he can settle on a topic.ā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/country-people-by-daniel-mason/
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#thetraveler
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The Traveler by Andrea Wulf
Some 250 years ago, George Forster began his search for our common humanity, urging that weāas a speciesāshare the right to equality and freedom. from The Traveler by Andrea Wulf I echoā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/the-traveler-by-andrea-wulf/
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Books read in June
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A Fine Layer of Dust by Barbara Conrey
Thereās more. Iāve never told anyone. Even the police donāt know. Even my mother doesnāt know. from A Find Layer of Dust Jakeās wife Sophia decides to be a surrogate mā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/a-fine-layer-of-dust-by-barbara-conrey/
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Because what passes for spiritual life in this country is laughable. What is contemporary America but a sea of men losing their souls to machines?
#sundaysentence
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Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
The Buddha said life is suffering, but he also noted that the flower and the thorn are on the same stem. from Daughters of the Sun and Moon Three Chinese woman of great beauty. One a doctorāsā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/daughters-of-the-sun-and-moon-by-lisa-see/
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The Future Perfect by Cay Kim
This is what I want, to dedicate myself to you. from Future Perfect by Cay Kim A mother who gave up her own life when she became pregnant while in college is determined to find her purpose in raisiā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/the-future-perfect-by-cay-kim/
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When She Was Ours by Anna Nordberg
Losing a parent is hard, and it is harder when you are young and their death came before they reached old age. Phoebe was lucky that their mother Thea lived long enough to see her marry. But her yoā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/when-she-was-ours-by-anna-nordberg/
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#sundaysentence
Friend after friend had been taken: an MCL here, an ACL there, there wasnāt one with two functioning menisci.
#countrypeople
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#thecarnationmilkpalace
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A Year of Marvelous Ways by Sarah Winman
He looked over to the church and thought that maybe God too had become a casualty of war. from A Year of Marvelous Ways by Sarah Winman This lyrical novel is a mystery and a fantasy and a inspiratiā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/a-year-of-marvelous-ways-by-sarah-winman/
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The Capitol by Brian Jay Jones
Like the nation it embodies, the Capitol was founded and built on debate and compromise, heated arguments and bruised egos, hurt feelings and loud disagreementāand often violence and chaos. fā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/the-capitol-by-brian-jay-jones/
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Empire of Ink by Alex Wright
The United States, in a very real sense, printed itself into existence. from Empire of Ink by Alex Wright When I was a girl my best friend and I dreamed about starting a newspaper, planning to use ā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/empire-of-ink/
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Look at what my hubby bought me!
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Sisters of a Halved Heart by Nayantara Roy
We were the chipped pieces of our familyās urn, bound by common traumas and absent mothers; you could tell where the fractures had been. from Sisters of a Halved Heart Get ready for heartbreaā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/sisters-of-a-halved-heart-by-nayantara-roy/
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Because fiction is where memory and imagination meet
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Centennial by Fergus M. Bordewich
In 1974 we moved to the Philadelphia area. We have fond memories of the excitement and activities surrounding the Bicentennial. We also learned about the Centennial Fair and told Memorial Hall was ā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/centennial-by-fergus-m-bordewich/
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Birds of America by Chera Hammons
Weāre as violent to the land as we are to each other. from Birds of America by Chera Hammons Chera Hammons poetry book title was inspired by John James Audubonās famous illustrated bookā¦
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Beating Heart of the World by Steven L. Davis
Will the American people not come to our rescue now, when it is proposed to take away our very souls. from Beating Heart of the World by Steven L. Davis I love a story where artists change the worlā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/beating-heart-of-the-world-by-steven-l-davis/
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Contrapposto by Dave Eggers
The dreams of young people artistically inclined are so tragically uninformed. from Contrapposto by Dave Eggers I understood Cricket. He discovered young what he loved, what he wanted to do, but heā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/contrapposto-by-dave-eggers/
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A Voice Like Mine by Deb Haaland
I began this memoir by reflecting on my Laguna Pueblo grandparentsā powerful influence on my everyday life. Each day, I strive to emulate their values, perspectives, and indelible work ethic.ā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/a-voice-like-mine-by-deb-haaland/
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The Drift roses are in bloom
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Nonesuch by Frances Spufford
I have been a fan of Francis Spufford since reading his nonfiction book I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination. Each of his novels have been magnificent, with great imagination and a uā¦
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I am still learning how to ask the right questions.
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Turn W(here)by Chetāla Sebree
Like many people, I am from multiple places. from Turn W(here) by Chetāla Sebree I moved the summer I turned eleven. Fall found me a stranger in a strange land, without friends, never learninā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/turn-whereby-chetla-sebree/
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Earthly Virtues by Carl Dennis
Thoughtful, accessible, and beautiful, these poems grapple our complex history with the virtues of public life: Patience, Gratitude, Humility, Fairness, Loyalty, Sincerity, and Hospitality. In Patiā¦
https://theliteratequilter.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/earthly-virtues-by-carl-dennis/
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My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy by Randal Maurice Jelks
We are the people who have long known in actual practice the meaning of the word Fascism.[ā¦] And now we have it on a world scaleā¦ from My America My America shares articles written by Lā¦
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An Old Manās Darling by Deborah K. Shepherd
At first, Iām curious, then entranced, and then seduced all over again, as I stay up late to read through each missive. from An Old Manās Darling by Deborah K. Shepherd Oh, the experienā¦
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