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Pebble by pebble.
One year ago, I took myself to the doctors, thinking I was having a resurgence of the anxiety and depression I’ve battled all my life. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbrzKVPBwuU/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=d5rxhoo9vev4 It took a while, but turned out the problem was actually an underactive thyroid, I wrote about it a couple weeks ago. So what’s the problem now? Because I’m…
Lands of make believe
This post contains affiliate links. You don’t have to use them, if you do, I get a small percentage from any purchase you make, without any additional cost to you. Today’s prompt for #BEDN is travel. This is something I’d love to do, but don’t have the funds to cart a 6 person family off…
Show Stealer by Hayley Barker – blog tour giveaway
This post contains affiliate links. Show Stealer is the second book from Hayley Barker in her dystopian circus inspired series. It’s a dark thrilling book with a completely gorgeous (shiny!) cover. I’m behind with my reading, but as today is publication day and I’m on the blog tour, here’s a giveaway to tide you over…
Saturday Snippets 28th July 2018
{learning] about work. Bit of a shock to the system, but I’m sure I’ll adjust. {reading} How To Bee by Bren MacDibble. I started this months and months ago and somehow put it to one side and didn’t finish it. I’m working on finishing things now, and this was an easy choice to finish. It’s…
A bad boy stole my bra by Lauren Price – blog tour
Buy at Amazon Isn’t that just the best book title ever? When I spotted the shout out for bloggers to take part in the blog tour I just couldn’t resist, and the cover is just as in your face as the title. A great combination – it’s going to zing in book shops. A BAD…
Days of Wonder by Keith Stuart
I have a confession to make. I don’t like heart warming books. I’m not a fan of tear jerkers. So why did I read Days of Wonder, when I had a pretty good idea of what was coming? Because it’s Keith Stuart, and although I feel I shouldn’t love his books, (I read YA! and…
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Today I’m pleased to be helping kick off the blog tour for the award winning The Leavers by Lisa Ko. [amazon_link asins=’0349700524′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’miu-linkbuilder-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’8daf5c1a-46d8-11e8-a5f4-0b507778674c’] Blurb: One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon – and never comes home. No one can find any…
The Imaginary by A F Harrold illustrated by Emily Gravett
Ages and ages ago I started reading The Imaginary as a bedtime story. Turned out it was far too scary to be an end of day book, so we moved it to lunchtimes. Although the children loved the language and the characters, some parts were very upsetting so we kept having breaks. (Fortunately, you can…
For world autism awareness/acceptance day, read autistic writers!
If you want to learn about autism, the best way is to read the people who are autistic. Not people imagining what it’s like and writing about it. So for world autism awareness/acceptance day, a list of autistic authors/artists/writers/bloggers. This will obviously not be comprehensive, please feel free to add your own favourites in the…
Autism is
A question? An answer. Often argument or debate. An explanation. A reason. But not an excuse. The shared love of time contemplating a dust mote in light. Another perspective on a complex world. Finally friends found who just get it, through a lifetime of not quite there, and confused mixed messages. Passion and love and…
