April 30, 2012
There's nothing like being on the back of a horse, dust in your hair, reins in your hands.
The sun beats down on your skin so you wear a light long-sleeved shirt. It also helps to keep away the flies that seem to go hand in hand with the heat and horses. Once in the round pen, no halters at first.
Just you and the horse.
The most valuable thing I've learned about horses is that they are prey animals. Running away is their first instinct. On the prairie, it's all about r...
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April 24, 2012
The premise behind "and she was" by Alison Gaylin was what caught my eye first: "Missing persons investigator Brenna Spector has a rare neurological disorder that enables her to recall every detail of every day of her life." But not only can she remember every detail, she is plagued by that remembering at various inopportune times, her memories rearing their heads and taking all of her attention as though they have a life of their own.
That right there was enough to get my attention an...
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April 14, 2012
I've been hearing a lot of good things about Mr. Burke and his work, but this was the first time that I have read one of his novels.
His novel, The Turtle Boy, won a Bram Stoker Award in 2004 and you can get a copy of it at the above Amazon link for FREE. After reading KIN, it is definitely going on my TBR shelf.
Burke's newest novel, KIN, has been described as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Deliverance."
It's the story of a girl who escapes from being kidnapped by a deran...
Review: KIN by Kealan Patrick Burke
January 26, 2012
Insecurity is a very hard thing to get over, but I'm learning I don't have to be insecure. About anything.
We all make mistakes in life and I'm beginning to believe that the way you deal with your own mistakes and your reaction to the mistakes of the people around you shows your character in a way that nothing else does. :)
P.S. Nevermind that I learned this yesterday when I was kicked in the nose by a horse I was grooming... Strangely, I've been slightly proud of this -- as if it's s...
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