Book Review- An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose Book 1) by Charlaine Harris

Originally published on my other site, Metawitches.com.

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The first thing Gunnie Rose does when she gets her own book series is get a makeover haircut, to show how her life is about to go through some drastic changes. Gunnie Rose, who is also known as Lizbeth, actually has multiple reasons for her new look. She’s a 19 year old woman who lives in what would be the southwestern US, if she lived in our world, and her work as an almost magical sharpshooter keeps her outdoors most of the time, so her long hair gets hot and sticky. Plus her hair grows in long ringlets, which her boyfriend paid more attention to than he did to the rest of her, so she figured it was time to remind him to pay more attention to the person underneath the hair. But probably most importantly of all, since she’s called Gunnie for a good reason, the ringlets are…

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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: Spoilery Discussion

Originally posted on my other site, Metawitches.com.

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My non spoilery review of The Testaments is HERE. This post will comment on the book in detail and assumes readers have already finished reading it.

This is going to be a series of observations and analysis, in no particular order, rather than a straight review. I’d love to hear what everyone else thinks and if you agree or disagree with me. There are minor spoilers for the TV series The Handmaid’s Tale.

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I Voted – 2019 Edition

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Netflix’s Daybreak: Diversity Doesn’t Guarantee Heart or Equality

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Katie Hill, Bodily Autonomy and the Need for Feminist Mama Bears

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Photos and Thoughts from the Albuquerque, NM Climate Strike 2019

Photos & Thoughts from the Albuquerque, NM Climate Strike 2019-The event lasted all afternoon, with a rally & march to the offices of Senators Heinrich & Udall to demand support for the Green New Deal. #ClimateStrike #ClimateEmergency

Let’s Try This Again

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Book Review: Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions by Starhawk, Diane Baker & Anne Hill

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Ursula K Le Guin 1929-2018: We’ve Lost One of the Greats (Plus Book Review of The Lathe of Heaven)

It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope. -Ursula K Le Guin Ursula K Le Guin has been one of my favorite authors for more than 40 years, ever since the first time I read a Wizard of Earthsea as a young teenager. I've read it, and all…

Book Review: Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson

Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson * Format: Kindle * February 17, 2017 😸😸😸😸½🔵 Rated 4.5/5 happy lap cats Snapshot is a near future neo noir novella about a pair of washed up police detectives who are kept on the force to do court-ordered investigative work inside the Snapshot Project, an on demand, perfect recreation of any recent…