Cover art for Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah My rating: 5 of 5 starsFirst of all, listen to the audiobook! Trevor is a gifted actor with the ability to mimic everyone in his life from his Mother, Patricia, to Nelson Mandela. This… Continue reading Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Author: spokeanna
Mayor of Awesometown. Wife. Mother. Theologist. Happy and grateful to be here.
Review: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Book cover: First Frost First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is a sequel to Sarah Addison Allen's previous book, Garden Spells. It's quite a lovely read. Some of the unresolved plot points from Garden Spells carry over into this one, namely the parental issues of the main characters, Claire… Continue reading Review: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
Review: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Huntress by Kate Quinn My rating: 3 of 5 starsI don't often read historical fiction, for several reasons I'm not willing to explore in this review. This book is set between alternating worlds of four sets of main characters: one is an escaped Nazi war criminal who disappears, another set is the group of… Continue reading Review: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Review: Harvest of Thorns by Corban Addison
Corban Addison Harvest of Thorns Cover Art A Harvest of Thorns: A Novel by Corban Addison My rating: 3 of 5 stars It's difficult for me to really get into nonfiction because I read for joy, escape, and imagination workouts. I often find works of nonfiction too dry, overwhelming, or demoralizing. I pay attention to… Continue reading Review: Harvest of Thorns by Corban Addison
Open Letter to Spokane City Council Regarding the East Central Community Center
Dear Spokane City Council Members: Considerable unrest and furor has been caused with the recent decision to hand over operations of the East Central Community Center to the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center, as opposed to the current leadership, the East Central Community Organization. Having observed the current staff at the East Central… Continue reading Open Letter to Spokane City Council Regarding the East Central Community Center
Review, HBO’s “Big Little Lies”
*Trigger warning for discussions of rape and marital violence.* Big Little Lies. I initially didn't want to watch this show, because I thought it was all about "rich white ladies having problems." But it turns out that the problems which these characters have are actually universal problems, so there. Silly me. The show… Continue reading Review, HBO’s “Big Little Lies”
bio blurb for an awesome thing
Hi there! So this pretty awesome thing is happening. Some friends of mine have started a business selling self-care subscription boxes. They are awesome, filled with self-care goodness, and they acknowledge that self-care is holy work. I could go on about it for days. The thing is, they wanted to use one of my blog… Continue reading bio blurb for an awesome thing
this week has been awful, sorry for sharing
Hello. I have had a really stressful week, starting with a head cold, and talking about past trauma. So I was already at max capacity when this thing happened with Lucas's school. I have trouble sharing - not in person. If you knew me, you'd know that I share whatever is on my mind, whether… Continue reading this week has been awful, sorry for sharing
what’s on my mind
There's so much going on right now it's a bit overwhelming. I have a cold. I have a tooth infection which said tooth will require extraction (a pulling, if you will) and then grafting and a fake tooth installed later on. I am home from work sick. Then there's the women's retreat, which happened last… Continue reading what’s on my mind
The IHOP Novel
I had just started a job at a manufacturing company in their marketing department as a writer. Newsletters, website copy, that sort of thing, was what I was going to be doing. It had the shiny new job smell. So, after my first week, my boss, Garret (not his real name), took me out to… Continue reading The IHOP Novel
