Tag: short stories
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Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
It’s been a while since I’ve delved into the insanely entertaining (and entertainingly insane) world of Augusten Burroughs and I am very glad to have revisited it. While his captivating memoirs each focus on certain eras in his life (Running with Scissors on his relationship with his mother and his time spent living with her…
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Games with All Lit Up – Golf
Welcome to another late entry. We credit the sport of golf with a lot: wearing multiple, differing prints at once; our first summer jobs shilling drinks to thirsty golfers; and driving in tiny cars instead of walking. We’ll also give it the hole-in-one, a thing that almost never happens in real golf (we think?) but…
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Games with All Lit Up – Pentathlon
We don’t know about you, but the modern pentathlon seems exhausting. Like, makes us want to sit down and take a nap just thinking about it. What is the pentathlon, you ask? We had to do some research as well. The modern pentathlon is actually meant to stimulate the diverse skills a 19th century cavalry…
Being Tori
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One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
Not at all what I had expected, but if I had a nickel for every time I said that… (inside joke for those smarties who have read the book). Very clever—entertaining with a few teaching moments thrown in. ps. click on the cover to see the amazing book trailer starring Mindy Kaling. No. 1 on…
Being Tori
Being Tori 