“November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,” said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden. “That’s the reason I was born in it,” observed Jo pensively, quite unconscious of the blot on her nose. Now that November is coming to
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Welcome to October, a month of writing, of working, of striving, and of celebrating. I’m not sure how it’s possible, but The Heroine’s Bookshelf comes out in 19 days! In the meantime, I find that a heroine is well-suited by October: ramblings conversations with dear friends rifling through the kitchen
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It’s a singularly exciting, overwhelming, and trying time these days. I find myself on quite the rollercoaster of ups and downs in terms of my day job, my writing, my relationships, and my own self-image. Maybe it’s some kind of lunar phase or solar phenomenon (since everyone I know seems
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Be patient, Jo, don’t get despondent or do rash things, write to me often, and be my brave girl, ready to help and cheer all. – Marmee’s last words as she leaves to take care of Father in Washington, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott When I update my friends
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Jo March – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
“Sorry you could find nothing better to read. I write that rubbish because it sells, and ordinary people like it.”
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