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Comment Woes

I’ve been alerted to the fact that WordPress is once again diverting some of my real commenters’ messages to the spam box. 🤦🏻♀️ So far I have not found a way to fix this. Unfortunately, I get too many spam comments to turn off the filter, and WP gives me the option to block people Continue reading
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Taking a Break
Hi everyone… I posted this slideshow on Instagram, but I wanted to share it with you as well: I’ll be away from the blog, YouTube, and Instagram for a while. You can still reach me by email or on Goodreads. Appreciate you all, and I hope to be back before long. ❤ Continue reading
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Song Reviews and Such
So – I mentioned back in September I was starting a second blog about songs, poetry, and writing. After much ado, I finally got around to actually launching it… There is not much yet; soon there will be more, since I’ll likely be posting more frequently there than here. If that sort of thing interests Continue reading
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Why I Moved to WordPress
Well, folks – after blogging for over a decade on Google’s Blogger platform, I’ve decided to move to WordPress.com. It took me a long time to come to this decision. Apart from sentimental reasons, there were numerous features I loved about Blogger, including: Short learning curve Free and ad-less Fully customizable Integrated with Google (yes, Continue reading
About Me

Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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Recent Posts
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
- My Favorite Films and Music of 2025
- Ten Books I’d Like to Read (and Possibly Own)
