The 2021 Smashing And Dashing Character Awards~ In Which Abysmal Social Skills Are Relatable And We Must Protect A Sword-Wielding Five-Year-Old

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It’s time for the Smashing and Dashing Character Awards (originally created by Cait @ PaperFury), the 2021 edition. To be honest, 2021 wasn’t one of my best reading years (maybe I’m just getting more picky…ha ha, I’m definitely getting more picky), but hopefully I’ll be able to scrounge up enough characters to pull through on this tag…

Another Year Has Come And Gone~ In Which I Consumed Stories (As Is My Custom) And Evidently 2022 Is Upon Us

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I hope you all had a splendid Christmas and got to spend quality time with all those crazy people we call friends and family and eat too many cookies and sing in four-part harmony (more or less) about the miracle of Christ’s birth and maybe even enjoy some snow (we have TONS of it and it’s beautiful but also DRIVING in it is kind of a NIGHTMARE).

Literary Music Buddies~ The Wingfeather Edition

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As I mentioned in my last post, my relationship with the Wingfeather Saga is…confusing. I have a legion of complaints about it, but for today I am putting that aside and we’re going to geek out about these characters and the music that reminds me of them.

Bookish Reviewish~ In Which Chesterton Is Too Smart For Me And A Middle Grade Series Gives Me More Grief That It’s (Probably) Worth

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It is I, your favorite literary sponge! I am here! I am back! I have returned!

Well, that’s probably enough exclamation mark usage for one day…

The Promised Neverland Manga Review~ In Which I Lament That Not All Stories Can Be The Lord Of The Rings (Plus Hiatus Announcement)

Greetings, my friends.

Well.

I have at last read The Promised Neverland manga in its entirety- my first manga ever, I might add. And I am here to tell you what I think about it (without spoiling anything because that would be rude), so that you can decide if it’s something you want to suffer through or not.

One Quirk Later #8~ In Which There Will Be Flowers And There May Or May Not Be Murder

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Quirk #8 is here at last!!!

Literary Music Buddies~The Harry Potter Edition

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Once upon a time I did this truly inspired post (if I do say so myself) demonstrating how much my favorite books influence the way I listen to music.

So…I Discovered Hayao Miyazaki~ In Which There Will Be Hugs, Unfortunate Haircuts, Umbrellas, Pirates, and Mackerel

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As you may have noticed, I love animated movies. As you also may have noticed, I have recently developed a love of anime.

My Favorite Animated Siblings~ In Which Siblings Are The Best Or The Worst Or Both (And I’ve Been Blogging For Four Years?)

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Holy cannoli, my blog is four years old. WordPress helpfully reminded me of this on June 30th. As usual, I had completely forgotten about it.

Fantastic Fighting Fathers~ In Which Parenting and Gunslinging Go Hand-In-Hand

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So, there’s this trope. It involves a man with a gun protecting a child, and it is one of my favorite things ever.