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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
I haven’t been watching much these days apart from Rings of Power, but this week I stumbled upon a delightful animated series called Over the Garden Wall. It’s a 10-part miniseries following two boys, Greg and Wirt, who are lost in the woods and the many quirky characters and adventures they encounter on their journey… Read more >>
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Three Books I Read on Vacation
My memory is really failing me for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. I always bring a few books on vacation, but it’s been a while since I’ve gone on an overnight vacation, and life before the pandemic seems rather vague. Here’s some books I definitely remember reading, though: It’s a pity I can’t remember more.… Read more >>
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came . . . Revisited
For, what with my whole world-wide wandering, What with my search drawn out thro’ years, my hope Dwindled into a ghost not fit to cope With that obstreperous joy success would bring, I hardly tried now to rebuke the spring My heart made, finding failure in its scope. IV. * * * Returning to the… Read more >>
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Starting Over in October
Dear readers, September was a rough month on all fronts—work, life, mental health. When October finally crept up on me, I was a little sad time had passed so quickly and in such dreary ways. Happily, the change has been for the better, and I can at last feel the spark of hope Jordan expresses… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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