Winners are picked in a week. Today we celebrate a momentous occasion - our fifth participant to collect.

A blog about books, writing and related topics. The blog is back! September 6, 2016. After more than three years I slowly return to blogging. Perhaps this time I will be able to sustain it a bit better. Part of my problem was that my email changed and I foolishly forgot to update my details on the blog site. There is a reason I am a writer not a computer fundi. Small stones about small people.

The walker takes up running. Journal of a reluctant runner. The lone walker has taken up running. I hated the feeling of being out of breath almost as soon as I started. I hated feeling as if I wanted to vomit. I hated that sob that got stuck in my throat.

It has to be said. The Avanza is officially the worst car I have ever driven. When I first saw it being driven around by a local security company, it was hate at first site. It was too tall, too narrow and and I really just did not like anything about it. After speaking to someone who was driving one as a company vehicle, I began too hate it even more. I was maybe being a bit unfair as I had never driven one. I had been a passenger though. I tend to use my .

Wednesday, May 12, 2010. But I have been stymied by helplessness and frustration. My psychic energy is being drained, making it difficult for me to write anything of any substance. Cry, the Beloved Country.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014. But Shaunti Feldhahn believes the rates are actually much lower! After years of investigative reporting and research, she offers paradigm-shifting, rigorously supported information that reveals marriages as stronger, happier, and more committed than most people think. I read, and loved The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages.

Sunday, January 16, 2011. I hope you like them. Friday, January 14, 2011.

Blogging about books, reading and writing. Posted by moonblue in NaNoWriMo. It is that time of year again. You know, when your writer friends start to act a bit strange. Or rather, stranger than usual. You soon learn the signs, the stifled yawns, the glazed eyes, the rubbing of cramped fingers, the barely suppressed excitement. Yes, it is NaNoWriMo time again. And join in the fun. Can you read it? September 8, 2010. Posted by moonblue in reading.