I often find writing dialogue to be incredibly painful. This nugget, however, poured out of my fingers in ten minutes-ish. I'm not sure why I wrote it as straight dialogue initially, and I thought about going back in and adding dialogue tags, actions, and descriptions. But I decided to leave it as is and leave... Continue Reading →
Baby Teeth and other July Reads
In July I finished 13 books:The Disappearing by Lori Roy (ARC)Planning Effective Instruction by Kay M. Price and Karna L. NelsonHow to Use Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom by Robert DelisleThe Stories of Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir NabokovBaby Teeth by Zoje Stage (ARC)Problem-Based Learning: An Inquiry Approach by John BarellWintersong by S. Jae-JonesThe Story of... Continue Reading →
Maid of Honor
"I'm so happy for you!" I pull Tanya close and wrap my arms around her in a convincing hug. "Are you sure? It's not too much?" I shake my head. "You're my best friend, right? I should be standing next to you when you get married.""It won't be weird? With Kenneth and everything?" I wish... Continue Reading →
Cliches, Tropes, and my June Reads
I finished 16 books in the month of June:The First Days of School by Harry K Wong and Rosemary T WongRust & Stardust by T. Greenwood (ARC)Fancies and Goodnights by John CollierThe Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger (ARC)What Every Teacher Should Know About Instructional Planning by Donna Walker TilestonThe Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan... Continue Reading →
How Hard Can It Be, Chemistry Lessons, and other May Reads
In May, I finished 10 books:Micro by Michael Crichton (audiobook)How Hard Can it Be? By Allison Pearson (ARC)City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (audiobook)When to Jump by Mike LewisCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (audiobook)Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein (ARC)City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (audiobook)Revival by Stephen KingCreating the Opportunity to Learn by A... Continue Reading →
The Pisces and other April reads
I finished 10 books during the month of April:The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)The Pisces by Melissa Broder (ARC)Strange Weather by Joe Hill (audiobook)My (not so) Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (audiobook)Mr. Mercedes by Stephen KingCrash by Lisa McMann (audiobook)The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAll Hallows’ Eve by Charles WilliamsThe Fifth Assassin... Continue Reading →
Luck
This would be much more dramatic if the quarter slots still took actual quarters. It’s deeply unsatisfying to swipe my card and watch the tiny number appear on the screen instead of dropping in my last piece of shining silver. I miss the feel of the cool metal, the scrape of the coin against the... Continue Reading →
Warning Light and other March reads
I finished 12 books in March:Warning Light by David Ricciardi (ARC)The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (audiobook)A Matter of Trust by Lis Wiehl (audiobook)Ruin and Rising by Leigh BardugoThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonDead Watch by John Sandford (audiobook)Joyland by Stephen KingThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (audiobook)Nice Try, Jane Sinner... Continue Reading →
Heels
Prompt from They Fight Crime!He’s a scrappy devious gangster in drag. She’s a brilliant gold-digging mercenary on the trail of a serial killer.“Now those are some killer shoes.”I take a moment to appreciate my footwear before looking up. Rich purple bands twine across my feet, around my ankles and calves. Mirror-bright silver heels catch the... Continue Reading →
February Reads
I finished 10 books in February:The Magicians by Lev Grossman (audiobook)The Wanted by Robert Crais (audiobook)Y is for Yesterday by Sue GraftonFoundations of Problem-based Learning by Maggi Savin-Baden and Claire Howell MajorPast Perfect by Danielle Steel (audiobook)History is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraTen Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia GrayDon’t Let Go by... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 