by Sbexon | May 22, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Writing
Image by BillionPhotos on Freepik I used to think it was only writers who were extra aware of the different markets that welcomed us in, but I’m coming to know that readers also share that priority. Readers have supported independently-published books for a long time...
by Sbexon | May 17, 2024 | Author, Community, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting
How many boxes of Girl Guide cookies have you eaten so far this spring? Don’t you love the moment you answer the door and realize it’s that special time of year, when you get to debate which is best – the chocolate or the vanilla. Or, for you outsiders, if this year’s...
by Sbexon | May 8, 2024 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle
I seldom re-read a book and I don’t like to accumulate things, so I jumped on the early days of kindle to ‘stock my bookshelf’ without adding things to dust. I now read a combination of gifted books, some borrowed from the library, some bought at the used bookstore...
by Sbexon | Apr 24, 2024 | Author, Career, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Writing
Do you have apophenia? This is when numbers and patterns of numbers are considered to be meaningful when they’re not. I think I might have it, which makes me think I should stop consulting Dr. Google. But it also makes me wonder why someone else should have the right...
by Sbexon | Mar 12, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Writing
Have you ever received a message completely out of the blue from a person you strain with all your might to recall, but for whom you apparently wielded a gigantic influence? I’ve had old friends look me up and some thank you notes from work colleagues over the years....
by Sbexon | Feb 8, 2024 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
Reading has been one of the greatest pleasures throughout my life. Quite certainly I’ve stated that to you before, so it’s not new information! But I know it’s a life priority that many, many of us share – and what has become clear to me through the book exchanges,...
