I write because I read. I read because I write.
It is Tuesday and it is the time of the week again --- The Artsy Reader’s Top Ten Tuesday ! The topic for the 8th of September is: Books for My Younger Self (These could be books you wish you had read as a child, books younger you could have really learned something from, books that… Continue reading 10 books for my younger self
Find me in silent corners where the horizon’s mouth swallows another burning ball, licks the cool sky in pastel blush in front of all. Find me in soft, tender nighttime blanket, sipping a the third cup of my daily coffee haul. Find me inside the chosen shell of solitude where thoughts are slowly eaten, gingerly… Continue reading t w o w o r l d s
Forgive me, my creator but I feel you are a traitor, for painting me with friendly color and gifting me with healing odor, but letting me be a protector of a poisonous aggressor. In this human court judging me physically, my defense is my fragrant grace, and my pale petals' serenity, yet the prosecution argues… Continue reading Lost Lavender
A 59-year old widower. Grumpy. Trying and failing to kill himself, many times. Here's an odd, funny, yet utterly moving story. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ The first novel by the Swedish author Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove is a balance between heart wrenching and thought provoking lines as well as chuckle-inducing… Continue reading 5 Quotes Why I Love A Man Called Ove
Rain in the Mountains: Notes from the Himalayas by Ruskin Bond Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ As I remember that this blog is A Reading Writer, and as I want to fuel my reading pace again, I'll start to post quotations and wise words I loved from my recent reads, starting with Rain in the Mountains by India's… Continue reading Book Quotes: Rain in the Mountains
more often than not, i find myself tucked in between crumpled sheets of bed and book inside a well-lit room, with a cuppa black and hot coffee on the side, paired with a blank page waiting, expecting for the sudden flow of ink, as i breathe in and out words. come in, join my community… Continue reading Come In
For the nth time, I said for me, "writing is like breathing with words". But as I read more and more and write more and more, I realize there is so much learning to do to be able to "breathe" better. As Stephen King said in his awesome book On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, “If… Continue reading READS: The Writer’s Guide to Poetry
I am good in planning, except when I’m reading, sometimes I follow where my mood is swinging, and here are the books I’m glad I picked on a whim. --- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson About: Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity,… Continue reading Ten Books I’m Glad I Picked on a Whim
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