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  • Book review catchup

    Book review catchup

    November already, and it’s over in a few short hours. Actually, more like an hour and ten minutes; I got to this later than I intended to. Time is moving rather rapidly for me, and it’s hard to believe I’m having a baby in approximately one month. I’ve been rather busy with growing said baby Read more

  • Musings on energy recovery

    Musings on energy recovery

    It’s been awhile and I’ve been meaning to write for ages. I’m really good at writing excuses for not writing, but that’s not super interesting for anyone to read, so I’ll skip that part. Suffice it to say that life has been interesting, as I am pregnant, and this has caused many physical and mental Read more

  • Green

    Green

    The sound of rain on leaves is soft. It reminds me I am sheltered, only feeling a drop here and there that slips through. In this moment of reality, I am the one who has to be here, to do this, to feel this. The street lamp can’t decide if it should be off or Read more

  • Book Review: A Garden Called Home

    Book Review: A Garden Called Home

    Recently I received the book A Garden Called Home by Jessica L. Lee and Elaine Chen for free from Tundra Books. As is often the case when you get free things, the giver likes to hear what you think about the free thing. So here it is, my honest review. The book A Garden Called Read more

  • Just fine

    Just fine

    I was home sick the other day. Because I felt kinda garbagey but also wanted to be productive, I started sorting through the music I have downloaded on my phone. This consists of hundreds of songs that either I found on the family computer in the 2000s or which various siblings and friends shared later. Read more

  • Let’s Talk About *Feelings*

    Let’s Talk About *Feelings*

    Or, rather, emotions. I thought they were synonymous, but a quick google just revealed that there is, in fact, a difference that would be fascinating to delve into further at some future time. For now, however, I will content myself with understanding that feelings are conscious interpretations of our emotions, which are natural responses to Read more

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Hi, I’m Melanie. I like a lot of things, so I write about a lot of things.

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