“It’s okay not to want to get married ... It’s okay not to want romantic partners at all. It’s okay to want romance without sex, or sex without romance. And it’s okay to want neither ... And when I say okay, I mean good. There are so many good ways to be in this world.”... Continue Reading →
Every Day and For Always
“I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else. I will never feel the pressure of peers or the burden of parental expectation. I can view everyone as pieces of a whole, and focus on the whole, not... Continue Reading →
Night Babies
"Night cars humming through the snow Night cars drifting Night cars slow Night cars calling out your name Night cars hiding in your dreams ..." ~ Teddy Jam, Night Cars One of our favourite books to read to our restless oldest child when he was a baby/toddler was Canadian Teddy Jam's Night Cars. It was... Continue Reading →
Welcome!
"Books. Cats. Life is good."~ T.S. Eliot Welcome to Lisa's Book Corner! I'll be writing book reviews, sharing literacy resources for parents and educators, and expressing my thoughts on topics that touch my heart and speak to my soul -- mostly children and books, libraries and education, pets and gardens. Chocolate may come up too,... Continue Reading →
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