Making sense

Anne Lamott, on writing ...

"We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little. But we do. We have so much we want to say and figure out.”

Sunday, January 1, 2012

FiftyFifty Reading Challenge ~ Book # 1



FiftyFifty Reading Challenge ~ 2011
Major: National Book Award Winners
Title # 1: What I Saw and How I Lied (Author: Judy Blundell)
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS/NEW YORK
Copyright: 2008
Started: January 1, 2012
Finished:
First paragraph:
"The match snapped, then sizzled, and I woke up fast. I heard my mother inhale as she took a long pull on a cigarette. Her lips stuck on the filter, so I knew she was still wearing lipstick. She'd been up all night."

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