I have no idea where this year seems to have gone. The semester is flying by at work. I am trying to keep my head above water, and my mind and body relaxed. I’m fighting my way into relaxing. It’s been counterproductive, yet I continue to do it. One way this manifests itself is through… Continue reading Poem, Poetry,
I found this piece looking through the drafts on my blog site. I like to flip through old posts when I am searching for the writing muse. It is important to note, I wrote this around February 2016 when I heard that Harper Lee died, but before I read Go Set A Watchman. This one is pitch perfect for right… Continue reading Thoughts On To Kill A Mockingbird
I probably should have become a young adult librarian. Instead, I am archivist. And, no that does not mean I work with bones. I work with papers and records, not library books. I love young adult novels. Always have and always will. I started, back in the day, with Avi. The author wrote some great… Continue reading My Love for Young Adult Lit
I am reposting this piece by Anne Lamott written for the Draft section of the New York Times online. It well worth reposting, reading and rereading. I have my father to thank for bringing me to the library where I grew up. I have my father to thank for his diverse interests in all things… Continue reading Repost: The Prayer of an Unconventional Family (NYT)
So this is happening I was watching TV the other day and the trailer came on. I am beyond pumped, like boy band fan excited. Many people do not like Russian Literature. I did not always like Russian literature. While I had read Crime and Punishment senior year of high school and thought it was… Continue reading On Anna Karenina and Constantly Interrupting Myself
Kara Jackman 