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  • The Inquest, by W H Davies

    W H Davies (full name William Henry Davies) (1870-1940) was a Welsh poet and prose writer who had an adventurous life that included tramping across the United States, as detailed in his “Autobiography of a Super-Tramp”, and losing a leg when he tried to jump aboard a moving train in Canada. This accident, which meant that he had to wear a wooden leg thereafter, meant that he had to return to Britain where he turned his attention to writing poetry.

    By John Welford6 years ago in Geeks

  • Super Hard Harry Potter Trivia

    If you have read the first 2 parts in this series of quizzes you will know they are challenging. Here you will find the 3rd instalment of my Super Hard Harry Potter Trivia.

    By Kink Journals6 years ago in Geeks

  • Thoughts on The Missing Girl by Shirley Jackson

    I have recently added The Missing Girl to my ever-growing collection of Shirley Jackson stories. If you do not know yet, Shirley Jackson is my favorite author. Now that is not to say that she has written my favorite book (that is Tolkien). Rather, I have loved all her work consistently, and the genre she writes in is my favorite: horror/thriller/downright odd. The three stories in The Missing Girl are no exception to my love of Shirley Jackson’s work.

    By Abby Siegel6 years ago in Geeks

  • Frozen Butterflies by Simona Grossi | Book Review

    Frozen Butterflies follows a woman named Susan through a very interesting and confusing time in her life. Susan starts out as a psychology professor, but she’s so far from that when we reach the end of the story. She meets a man named Nick and they start a crazy, cross country trip together. Where does that trip lead them? You’ll have to read to find out!

    By Myriah 6 years ago in Geeks

  • Why I love Book Club

    Have you ever wanted to be part of a book club? Two years ago, my friend started her own informal book club and asked me if I would like to join. I jumped at the chance.

    By Emma C6 years ago in Geeks

  • Top Five Roaring Twenties Books

    Next year will be the one hundred mark since the 1920 New Year. We are officially heading into a modern world. At the time of the 1920's, there was prohibition, no one could sell alcohol but can have small quantities in their house. The flappers were the modern woman, short dresses and rolled stockings to their knees. Cigarettes and short hair were just a few of the more iconic embraces into the new turn of the century era.

    By Heather Wilkins6 years ago in Geeks

  • Is Suzanne Collins destroying her legacy?

    Suzanne Collins wrote one of the best YA series of the last decade. "The Hunger Games" was a thought provoking series commenting on the horrifying way we commodify violence - especially in relation to children and how we as a society have become numb to it. Now Collins is releasing a new book in the "The Hunger Games" universe called "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" about Coriolanus Snow as a young man, when the Hunger Games were still a new and shiny murder reality show.

    By Sabrina Petrafesa6 years ago in Geeks

  • Conceal, Don't Feel: A Twisted Tale

    The Frozen Bandwagon. It is one that could not be avoided. I tried for as long as I could but upon seeing the movie the first time just a few short years ago, I was hooked. Not because it was Disney, not that I do not love Disney films, no it is because of the message of the movie. Frozen showed us all that love, true love isn't just romantic, but can be from family as well.

    By Erika Farrah6 years ago in Geeks

  • Bookish and Bewildered

    Being a semi-functional adult - my life is incredibly busy. Incredibly... somewhat obnoxiously busy one might venture to say.

    By Hespeth Marley6 years ago in Geeks