Daily Confessions 15

Hi. Welcome to a new decade. I know I'm a little late on that bandwagon. Happy Chinese New Year! There. That's a bit more recent. 

I've been contemplating all sorts of things. My day job. Why I write. My future as a home owner (Very Future). Despairing over my choices, I started catching up with my previously neglected reading. Don't get me wrong, I love to read. Three books down, I found myself  knee deep into Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Her YouTube channel Ask A Mortician is amazing. 

I started reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley wondering if I'd even read it before. I didn't recognise this edition. It’s really good. At chapter three, I couldn't help but want to write like that. 

In the midst of having some time off, ideas for books and short stories flooded my overactive imagination. So many stories, not enough time. I'm sure that's also the source of my nightmares, and daymares. And more likely the source of all my anxieties. 

Today I'm going to write a lot. That's what I tell myself. My hand isn't fast enough for everything that I want to spill out of my brain and onto an empty page. Nevertheless, I'm excited to continue Eva's unfortunate love life and battles to come. 

I will leave you with your thoughts. Have a good day. 

XXX Wonder Woman 

Alice Isn't Dead

I have to tell ya, I loved this book as much as the podcast. Joseph Fink is ingenious. 😁

I started reading Alice Isn't Dead yesterday afternoon and finished it this evening. I loved Alice and Keisha's story. It was so human, real and deep. I loved Keisha's sassiness. Her anxiety is relatable, so is her grief.

The monsters are creepy and gross. I also found that the way he described when something is so obviously wrong and undiable, ignorance and a sideways glance may seem like a way to pretend that everything is okay.
In a hard world, there is nothing left but hope.
I feel like I've given away too much. You’ll love the book.