Standing Heavy by GauZ’ (2014; 2023) #ReadIndies #Biblioasis

2024-02-22T13:20:07-05:00

GauZ’ is a short-form of his tribal name, Gauzorro, bestowed on him by his grandmother. She’s the person who got him thinking: “thinking about Africanness, thinking about the stories we tell and how we tell them, and thinking about [his] relationship with language and through language with the people

Standing Heavy by GauZ’ (2014; 2023) #ReadIndies #Biblioasis2024-02-22T13:20:07-05:00

Reading Independent Publishers Month 2024 #ReadIndies

2024-01-30T14:17:23-05:00

Kaggsy and Lizzy are hosting this event for the fourth January February (thanks, Reese!) here’s a snapshot of the independently published books I’m reading right now. The first two I ordered from ig Publishing back in December, but there were issues with shipping (coming across the border from the United

Reading Independent Publishers Month 2024 #ReadIndies2024-01-30T14:17:23-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)

2023-12-04T11:44:37-05:00

Straight away, there’s this matter of the quetzal. I know I’ve been puzzled by it before and something about the familiarity that settles like dust when I learn it’s a bird makes me think I’ve learned this before. The quetzal doesn’t stick. I think it’s a old poetic form,

Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)2023-12-04T11:44:37-05:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Four): November 22-28

2023-12-01T09:57:06-05:00

What are the odds of getting sick during MARM? One month’s worth in a twelve-month. Fortunately, I was well for treats on the 18th to mark Margaret Atwood’s birthday (evidence below) and now I will simply resume, standing contrary to the calendar, declaring it week four for all MARMers.

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Four): November 22-282023-12-01T09:57:06-05:00
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