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Fresh and Courageous: Birdsplaining: A Natural History #Dewithon23

Before I read Birdsplaining I had no concept of how a book about birds or

March Roundup

Despite a lack of recent posts I have not been idle. Oh no, not I.

Stone in a Landslide: A Perfect Threnody to the Passing of a Traditional Language and Way of Life

I meant to post this yesterday, but hey! I was given a copy of this

Reading Independent Publishers Month 3 #readindies

I’m still in time to post for this challenge hosted by Lizzy and Kaggsy which

Is Birdsong Music?

Photo by Marius Masalar on Unsplash I have been searching for reading around musicology, a

A Greek Gentleman in a Straw Hat – the poet C.P. Cavafy

E.M. Forster memorably described the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy (1863-1933 ) as “A Greek gentleman

Kingsolver’s New Book Highlights the True Tragedy of our Age

Photo by Abigail Ducote on Unsplash Demon Copperhead (real name Damon Field) is a fatherless

Songbirds by Christy Lefteri: A Review

“I can’t concern myself with these foreign women.” Thus speaks a policeman in Lefteri’s tale

Poetry, literature, film and all things in between

Runes are ancient scripts, magical signs for secret or hidden laws. I chose a name which I felt brought to mind the infinitely variable nature of the written word.

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