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Sleepover
26November 1, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
That night my mother came to my room – I should say that it used to be my room, and was …
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September Folklore Sampler: Of Proverbs and Selkies and Mapping the Grim
9October 4, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
At the beginning of September I mentioned a new hashtag on Twitter I enjoy following – #FolkloreThursdays. My first post …
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Relax, Blogger: You Made Your Goal. Now What?
40September 27, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
In January, as people are wont to do, I set a reach goal for the year. To spend an average …
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Kid Brain in Babyland
13September 14, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Yesterday I walked in the City of the Dead. That’s how I always feel when I’m in a cemetery; like …
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5 Folktales About Grief
18September 6, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
“There is probably more folklore emanating from mortals’ response to dying and death than any other human experience.” D. L. …
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26 Authors on the Art of Quotation
12August 30, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Yes. For my last post in the #AUTHORityAugust series, I thought I’d get all meta on you, and let the …
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Speak, Memory: Nabakov and 49 other Authors on What It Is to Remember
12August 23, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
My daughter Maggie got me Vladimir Nabokov’s Speak, Memory one year for Christmas; it seems a fitting title for this …
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Writers on Reading: 48 Inspiring Quotations
33August 16, 2015 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
This post is part of a blog series that compiles quotations from authors on subjects I am currently pondering. The …
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