Author: The Bookend Diner
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The Personal Assistant
“This is how it begins, flying down a country road. Windows down, music blaring. An old Journey classic, one she knew by heart.”
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Outlander
“You’re mine, mo duinne…Mine alone, now and forever… Aye, I mean to use ye hard, my Sassenach…I want to own you, to posses you, body and soul.”
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11/22/63
“Life turns on a dime. Sometimes towards us, but more often it spins away, flirting and flashing as it goes: so long, honey, it was good while it lasted, wasn’t it?”
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Meredith, Alone
Thank you, Grand Central Publishing and Libro.FM, for the gifted copy of Meredith, Alone {partner} Genre: FictionFormat: 🎧Pub Date: 10.18.2022Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆.5 Summary: “She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. There’s her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her […]
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It Starts With Us
“I can draw a seedling with two dirty branches. Yours and mine. We’ll be on our own brand-new, tiny family tree — one that starts with us.”
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10 Minute Hot Chocolate
Now that the wintry weather has officially arrive in Kentucky, I decided it was time to break out my first hot chocolate of the season! I love this recipe because it’s easy AND it’s not too sweet (but you can make it sweeter if you wish). I normally use regular Hershey’s Cocoa, but this year […]
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The Cloisters
“It was then I realized how thin the light is that separates what we know as fate and what we think of as choice – just an interpretation. Nothing more.”
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Waiting for December
“I guess I don’t want to be free so much as I want to belong — to myself, to a place in the world, to a community. I don’t think I’ve ever felt any of that.”
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Now is Not the Time to Panic
“The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers, we are the new fugitives, and the law is skinny with hunger for us.”
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The Kitchen Front
“The most painful part of living is the fact that little by little, our family and friends leave us, and then, in the end, it is our turn. We all have to say goodbye to everything we’ve ever known.”
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Such Sharp Teeth
“My strength doesn’t come from the bad things that have happened to me. It defies those things.”
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Slow Cooker Jackfruit Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice
I am an absolute sucker for tacos – I try to sneak them into our weekly meal plan as often as possible. But what’s even better? It’s when I can add all my ingredients to a slow cooker and have dinner “magically” ready by 7 PM. So, with that in mind, I created this Slow […]
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The Other Side of Night
“We’re vulnerable creatures. We carry our hurt with us, and each wound forms new scar tissue that makes it harder for the person beneath.”
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Spells for Forgetting ✨
“It was the time of year when the veil between worlds was thin, and in that moment, I could feel the tingle of the Otherworld tiptoeing lightly up my spine.”
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