books
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You Are Weird, but That’s Why We Love You.
I would like to personally thank Felicia Day for her memoir, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). I know her from her internet show, The Guild, but my mom, and most everyone else, know her as Charlie from Supernatural. I’ve always loved her because she outwardly owns how I feel on the inside – Read more
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At the Beach with the Written World
Dear Beach, Unfortunately, we need to temporarily break up. Fall is here, and our summer of slacktitude, although brief, will forever be on my mind when the leaves drown my grass, and I get diabetes from drinking too many Pumpking Spiced Lattes. My last visit to you will be remembered fondly, even though there were Read more
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Bad Navy Guys and Awesomely Feral Navy Kids
Over a month ago, the kids and I went to this amazing summer fest that they have on the subbase. They had paintball- which got super heated because you had grown men serving in the military either pairing up with or going against children. My son was accepted into this super alpha group of guys, Read more
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Dear Children, You’re Fired…Or I’m Fired?
For weeks now, I have been trying to get my kids to read my official revised draft of Children of Planes… The youngest started to read it. To make it official, she even asked that I draft up a contract of what my expectations were of her to be a professional reader: Note the deadline Read more
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Stitching Together Fiction and Science
I’ve developed a love for listening to e-books on my deck while I cross stitch. It beats being stuck inside watching TV, right? Over the summer, I finished Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. That book- deserves a re-listen. He was throwing terms and concepts way over my head, but I Read more
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Mrs. Magoo Needs Angel Intervention
Last week I had to have surgery, and before all you concerned readers get worried: I am alive and well. My vision, however, has been shoddy. I have to put this cream in my eyes that has left me seeing everything in a blur. Yes, I am the female Magoo. But have I let 60% Read more
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Will Travel for Good Food and Free Books
Despite my state’s super high taxes and lousy roads, we have the golden opportunity to live a book lover’s dream. Some genius decided to combine the love of being a fat kid and the love of reading FREE books. To be fair, most big chain book stores have cafes in their book stores, so Read more
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Sloppy Signatures
At one point in my life I had a flawless signature. In middle school, I dreamt of being Mrs. Faith Yu. It was fluid and beautiful. I obviously missed out on the opportunity to have a perfect signature by not marrying my crush… That also means I’ve never really had a legal flawless signature. Read more
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You’re a Published Author!
Ahem, I would like to make a declaration that will forever alter the history of the world as we know it. I, Faith Allaire, am a published author. Whew! I need to put that on business cards! Maybe make myself a name tag! Definitely change my job status on LinkedIn. This is only a Read more
