“The first time I entered Jerusalem‘s Old City, I walked down a flight of stairs that began on the current street level; at the bottom, I was stunned to step onto the paving stones from the street level during the Roman period, as though I had traveled through time instead of rock.”
Have you ever been there? Did you feel the time captured in stone? #told_by_a_woman #iamthatjew
pickI found this on Time‘s best books of the year and I‘m glad I did. The essays here explore a number of things recently popular in our culture, like mindfulness, Marie Kondo, consent and more, delving into them and in many cases tearing them carefully down. I enjoyed it but think I would have liked it better in print, which would have allowed me down a bit to mull it over.
pickThis series of essays is thought provoking and disturbing and educational and stirring and you can‘t help coming away with a new perspective on the world. My privilege does not exempt me from my own ignorance and I encourage everyone to read and promote Black authors, Indigenous authors, Women authors, and anyone whose voice is underrepresented. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickAudio. The writing style took a bit to get used to, yet once it got there the theme really stuck. Slow narrative, but it works with this theme. Short stories to bring one back to nature. The books points basically take Native American gratitude teachings and reapply them to today‘s desire for buying stuff. What impacted me was the chapter on rain. How water connects us all. How rain is different for every item it falls upon.
For a quarter century, I wrote a weekly column for the Burlington Free Press called “Idyll Banter.” Right now, the ebook collecting the best of the first ten years is on sale for $1.99. Treat yourself!
pickIf you enjoy dark humor- this book is hilarious. It‘s a quick read of short stories- some fiction, some from the author‘s life. All enjoyable. For instance, did you know the Dutch Santa is skinny and accompanied by 6-8 black men while living in Spain?!
Late posting. I just love this because I take the time to reflect back on the positive -which I especially needed this week-puts life in perspective.
-gorgeous sunrise this week
- the library‘s shelves for books on “hold”!
- my incredible team at work- all the love!
-always,Litsy
Tagging any litten who wants to join in sharing their joys!
This was my Friday night read but I fell asleep- not in response to the book! Nursing a cold. #NonfictionWinter #Litsolace
This was great as always!
