What I’ve
Read.
I just finished
an excellent thriller for Blogging for Books. (Review here) It was The Catch by Taylor Stevens. I’m not
sure what was more interesting the novel, set in Djibouti and Kenya with
pirates et al., or the author’s actual life (she was born into the horrible
Children of God cult and didn’t escape until she was in her twenties.)
My husband
and I are doing a read aloud. We did this almost every day/night with the kids
when they were young—we got through a ton of books. Everything from Chronicles
of Narnia to Harry Potter to LOTR. Matt listened to LOTR while he was still in
a highchair. (Don't roll your eyes. He loved it.) I used to make hot chocolate and give the kids coloring pages with
colored pencils (none of the kids liked crayons). In any case, my husband and I
were missing those times. So I bought a copy of Daniel Silva’s The Heist (a spy
thriller) and now we take turns reading aloud before we go to sleep at night.
It’s been especially fun as Cal and I love art—one reads and the other Googles
the paintings mentioned in the book. Then, I say, “Cool, we saw that Caravaggio at the
Met!”
What I’m
Writing.
I’m editing my
upmarket women’s fiction. It’s set in the South in the late 1940s. One of the
things I’ve done this week is tune up the details of a mansion mentioned in the
novel—I’ve been drooling over photos of the Biltmore. I knew I’d find a use for
the pictorial guide we bought when we visited.
What I’m
Doing.
Still
applying for jobs. I should hear from one in particular in the next two weeks.
I’m really hoping for that one, especially after I’ve seen what else is
available. Some jobs that I’m qualified for…well, let’s just say I’d rather
chew glass. But hey, a job is a job, so I’ll take what I can get.
