The Jane Austen Treatment
The idea: to translate Jane Austen’s comedies of manners into useful instruction in the finding and keeping of employment. Background: I’ve been an avid reader and/or viewer of Jane Austen […]
Use (or Choose) Your Words (Wisely)
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.” I’ll admit it. I am (on occasion) a public eavesdropper, but only because people say the most […]
My Favorite Movies…about writers
So, my literary kitty, Lily, already blogged about her love of movies, just one of the many things we have in common. Today, I thought I’d share a list of […]
Review of The Scarlet Pimpernel
I was first exposed to The Scarlet Pimpernel by my ninth grade English teacher whose approach to teaching ninth grade English seems to have been getting literature down the throats […]
Whatchamacallit…Part One
Meerkat Misidentified I’m somewhat ashamed to admit that the first time I ever saw a meerkat was in The Lion King. Shocking…but true. In fact, the first time I saw […]
Review of Little Women
If anyone asked my nine-year-old self what was my favorite book, they would have gotten the unequivocal and quite enthusiastic answer, “Little Women by Louisa May Alcott…of course!” I found […]
Review of Best Friends for Frances
My little sister purchased the print and audio versions of this book at the book fair when we were little kids. We read and listened to it incessantly (well, we […]
A Horse is a Horse (of course, of course)
As a writer, I love a good turn of phrase. Or as Jason Mraz says (sings), “I’m all about them words.” I am too. All about them. Words. As a […]
Top 5 Botched Proposals
You don’t know love when you see it. You’ve tricked something out with your imagination that you think love, and you expect the real thing to look like that. Anne […]
Lily’s Favorite Movie Cats
Josie, my owner/person/friend, has alerted you all to the fact that I am indeed a literary kitty. What you may not know is that I am also a movie buff. […]
Josie Lynn Books 