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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Auntie Nettie Reads A LOT 2012 - 2nd Quarter

If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library or a public library.

Go forth, use your library card and READ!

[I'm sorry I don't know who took the photo and can't remember where I grabbed it from.]

In honor of the fact that Star Wars Day (May the Fourth -- Be With You) fell during this quarter, we present a photo of the 501st Legion and other Star Wars cosplayers catching up on their reading.


April/May 2012
Trail of the Spellmans (Document #5) by Lisa Lutz
Fair Game: An Alpha and Omega Novel by Patricia Briggs
books I forgot to write down...
The Rowan (Tower and the Hive, 1) by Anne McCaffrey (reread from my own library)
Damia (Tower and the Hive, 2) by Anne McCaffrey (reread from my own library)
Delicacy: A Novel by David Foenkinos (didn't finish)
One Book in the Grave (A Bibliophile Mystery) by Kate Carlisle
The Last Boyfriend (Inn at Boonsboro 2) by Nora Roberts
Black Hart (The Curse Workers No. 3) by Holly Black
Would it Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners by Henry Alford
The Wedding Beat: A Novel by Devan Sipher
Rurally Screwed: My Life off the Grid with the Cowboy I Love by Jessie Knadler
Dream New Dreams: Reimagining my Life After Loss by Jai Pausch
The Witness: A Novel by Nora Roberts

June 2012
The Hollowers Insider: New Fiction, Facts, Maps, Murder, and More in the World of Rachel Morgan by Kim Harrison
I, Iago: A Novel by Nicole Galland
Timeless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel (Parasol Protectorate 5) by Gail Carriger
Clara and Mr. Tiffany: A Novel by Susan Vreeland
Jane Vows Revenge: A Novel by Michael Thomas Ford
Deadlocked (A Sookie Stackhouse Novel) by Charlaine Harris
Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale
Midnight in Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale
The Language of the Sea: A Novel by James MacManus
Heaven is Here: An incredible story of hope, triumph, and everyday joy: A memoir by Stephanie Nielson with Amy Ferguson Hackworth
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (reread from personal library)

Happy Reading!

Previous lists may be found here.

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