Category: book review

Getting Our Book Reviewed on Amazon

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Short little reviews are the best way to promote a friend’s book, whether you liked it or not.  Here is a one-star review from a parent regarding my book about Little Red Riding Hood with a Spanish twist, so Little Roja.   The story has Roja taking sopa to her abuela’s house while her mama watches… Continue reading Getting Our Book Reviewed on Amazon

The Head-scarf Post

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(re-run) Forty-some days ago, a young Iranian woman was detained by the Morality Police because she wasn’t wearing her head covering, hijab, correctly. She died while being detained. Iranian women have poured into the streets, showing their hair to protest. The reason I’m writing about hijabs is because I’ve noticed them a lot lately.  This… Continue reading The Head-scarf Post

You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

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(re-run) . . . .you planned on driving an hour to hear live music for two hours, but now you’d rather sit home and watch the news and the PBS country music special. . . . you decided to sort out all of your framing supplies and halfway through, you thought to yourself, what have… Continue reading You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

The Head-scarf Post

Posted in Arabic, begging, book review, books, fainting, hijab, infuiaion, infusion, Iran, Jordan, Karma, memoir, Morality Police, Muslim, osteoporosis, thrift storeLeave a comment

Forty-some days ago, a young Iranian woman was detained by the Morality Police because she wasn’t wearing hijab, her head covering, correctly. She died while being detained. Iranian women have poured into the streets, showing their hair to protest. The reason I’m writing about hijabs is because I’ve noticed them a lot lately.  This would… Continue reading The Head-scarf Post

You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

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(re-run) . . . .you planned on driving an hour to hear live music for two hours, but now you’d rather sit home and watch the news and the PBS country music special. . . . you decided to sort out all of your framing supplies and halfway through, you thought to yourself, what have… Continue reading You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .

Posted in book review, books, chorus, dogs, Facebook, framing supplies, live music, memoir, nap, newspaper, project, rock and rollLeave a comment

. . . .you planned on driving an hour to hear live music for two hours, but now you’d rather sit home and watch the news and the PBS country music special. . . . you decided to sort out all of your framing supplies and halfway through, you thought to yourself, what have I… Continue reading You Know You’re Getting Old when . . .