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October 2025 Bite Size Book Review

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in October 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).

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September Bite Size Book Reviews

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in September 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).

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That Time I Called Kids “Trash” On The Radio

Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? Yeah? Haven’t we all. Ever done it live, on the radio? That’s what I thought. If you’d like to expose a large group of people to a crass gaffe, the radio is the place to do it. Now, sit back and let

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August 2025 Bite Size Book Review

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of…everything. These are the books I read in August 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do not recommend).

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July 2025 Bite Size Book Review

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, filled with endless mind-expanding possibilities. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in July 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by recommendation (highly recommend, recommend, and do

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What Are Your Child’s Strengths?

I often revisit this scene from a Joyce Carol Oates novel: a child and her caregiver, the adult mumbling, “you’re so…” trailing into a wrought silence. The child internally responds, “but what am I?…I don’t know, tell me.” The recollection of that vulnerability, and the years in which it is

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June 2025 Bite Size Book Review

Books are small universes—affordable and easily carried, yet filled with endless possibilities to expand and enrich the mind. Through their pages, I explore new experiences and worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and deepen my understanding of humanity. These are the books I read in June 2025, listed chronologically, and graded by

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40ish Facts About Me

It’s my 42nd birthday! A perfect time for a me-centric article.  I love this type of content, it’s a fun excuse to think and talk about myself. So, please, humor me in this navel gazing exercise. 40ish Facts About Me I’ve organized my facts into categories, as I can’t help

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