Ok, I know that my title reference is for a different sci-fi series but I am not a Trekkie (which, by the way is a recognized word on my computer). I know Wil Wheaton primarily from Big Bang Theory, where he plays a fictional version of himself, as well as his leading role in the 1986 film Stand By Me;the closest I’ve gotten to an episode of The Next Generation is this: I wanted to read his memoir because I follow his wife, Anne, […]
All the trigger warnings
I read Ashley Rhodes-Courter’s first memoir, Three Little Words, recently and was horrified and memorized by Ashley’s journey through the Florida foster care system. In her follow up memoir, Three More Words, Ashley shares her experiences on the other side of the foster care system- as a guardian, foster care parent and prospective adoptive family. Ashley begins her book recapping the first and then delves into her college experience; she had some struggles because her public persona made being a “regular” college student difficult, particularly […]
I should have just reread In Cold Blood
I’m not sure what John Berendt intended Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to be. It’s true crime/ non-fiction that focuses more on the supporting cast of characters within Savannah than our murderer or murder victim. Berendt himself is a character, he was actually living part time in Savannah when the murder takes place (what a lucky break!) and had been friendly with Jim Williams, our murderer. He’s a magazine writer and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil comes across as […]
Fifteen minutes of fame or tales of a drone mother
I read the Buzzfeed article about Kate Siegel and her Instagram account @Crazyjewishmom last year like a lot of people who live on the Internet. I’ve followed her account on and off (she gets a bit self promoting/ product shilling sometimes) since then; I wasn’t planning to buy her book but it was half off on Barnes & Noble.com, I had a 20% off coupon and get free shipping because I’m a member… I figured it was worth $9. And that’s about right. Kate Siegel’s […]
Even Peacocks need to spread their wings
I thought I was out of Jojo Moyes novels (since some of her early work wasn’t released in the US) but I found the Peacock Emporium on Amazon from a UK seller in marketplace. It’s typical “early” Moyes, a handful of narrators from both past and present with the event of past coming back to shed light on the present day. In the 1960’s, English debutante Vivi Newton has long harbored feelings for family friend, Douglas Fairely-Hulme, and is devastated when he runs off with […]
“Sunshine, you’re my baby and I’m your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she’s not your mama”
I have had more than a dozen so-called mothers in my life. Lorraine Rhodes gave birth to me. Gay Courter adopted me. Then there are the fillers. Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nearly a decade in foster care after her mother was deemed unfit by the State to care for her and Ashley’s younger brother, Luke. Ashley bounced around between foster homes from ages three to twelve, sometimes with her brother and sometimes alone. She found some stability with her maternal grandfather’s girlfriend, Adele, but the instability […]
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