Tag Archives: friendship
On meeting (friends) online
This is me toasting you. Because you’re awesome. At the height of Hanson’s popularity in 1997, I was one of countless 12-year-olds enamored with the flaxen-haired brothers. Since this was also around the time The Internet and web providers like … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Gossip’ by Beth Gutcheon
Friendship, tragedy, secrets and affairs — all themes that might easily be dismissed by those who scoff at “women’s fiction.” But there’s far more than tawdry circumstances to Beth Gutcheon’s clever, fast-paced and shocking novel — and I couldn’t put … Continue reading
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Weddings and endings and beginnings
In high school, I was a serious theatre nerd. Trying out for my first play freshman year was a huge leap for young, socially-awkward me — and not just because it required me to memorize lines and not fall face-first … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Sisterhood Everlasting’ by Ann Brashares
Despite its length, this review is spoiler free! For every reader, there is an author who needs no introduction. You don’t have to convince me to pick up their latest book with a slick press release, awesome book trailer or … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Beauty Queens’ by Libba Bray
After a crash sends a plane full of beauty pageant contestants onto a desert island, the teen girls aboard begin to take inventory of what has survived. A few renegade hair appliances and makeup? Check. Only about a dozen girls … Continue reading
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