#TFOB, my #TFOB, how I love thee so. When we moved to Tucson, the Festival of Books was still in its toddlerhood. We went during its 3rd year and it was already huge and drawing in ginormous crowds and interesting/well-known/actual authors. I wandered between tables of books and lecture halls of guest speakers under a… Continue reading 10 Years of The Tucson Festival of Books
Category: Life
Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
If you ask any writer (or artist [or human being]), they'll say that 2017 was a rough year. Full of distractions and worry and dread. Yet despite all of that, we kept on keeping on. I'm not exception - while I wasted countless hours on what-ifs and not sleeping, the work still had to be… Continue reading Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
Updates and Sundry
Autumnal! Quite a maelstrom of change has swept through the Doore household since I last updated. I announced that I was pregnant, mentioned we were moving to Michigan, waxed poetic about the Sonoran desert and then - disappeared. You can probably guess what has happened in the meantime. Now we're settled in Michigan and have… Continue reading Updates and Sundry
Desert Appreciation: This Ridiculous Heat
Apparently even the national news has picked up on how friggin hot Arizona is right now. I mean, it's typical for June to see temps above 105, even 110, but we just broke a record: 115, making yesterday the third hottest day on record. Go us. But for real, though: as atrocious as this heat… Continue reading Desert Appreciation: This Ridiculous Heat
Desert Appreciation: Monsoon
I grew up in Florida. I know about thunderstorms. Throughout the summer, we'd get them every day around 3-5pm like clockwork. Small bursts that would congregate and dispense rain like sudden, divine punishment before slipping away to the next block. You could look out one side of the house and see sunlight and blue sky,… Continue reading Desert Appreciation: Monsoon
Desert Appreciation: Bats
When we moved to the desert, we picked an apartment on the waterless river within walking distance of a grocery store. It was perfect. We could walk along the river path to the store, cross under a bridge for a busy road, and never having to wait at lights or attempt a game of live-action… Continue reading Desert Appreciation: Bats
Desert Appreciation: Spring Blooms
As we near both the bleakness of summer and our move-outta-town date (oh yeah, did I mention we're moving to Michigan??), I'm going to do a series of photo posts about the desert, Arizona, and our time here. It has truly been worldview-shifting and an amazing experience that I never could have anticipated. To be… Continue reading Desert Appreciation: Spring Blooms
Some Explanations and an Announcement
Where have I been? These past few months have been even quieter than usual around here, and considering how quiet it can get on this blog, that's near silence. I have a few good reasons - honestly, some very good reasons - but I also have a load of guilt. A writer writes - and,… Continue reading Some Explanations and an Announcement
2016 Reading Goals
My main goal for this year is not only to read more, but to read more of the kind of books I enjoy. That is: fun, adventurous fantasy. On top of that, I'd also like to broaden my horizon and read from a diverse array of authors. To assemble my own list, I rifled through… Continue reading 2016 Reading Goals
2015 Review and 2016 Goals
It's reflection and introspection season, and since we had a very quiet Christmas and Solstice, I've been doing a lot of that. Looking back over the year, deciding what went right and what went not so right, what habits to keep and what to discard, what I need to start fresh and what I… Continue reading 2015 Review and 2016 Goals
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