Three posts. One year-end reflection, two book reviews. That's how I closed out 2024.
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Complicated doesn't even begin to describe it. 2024 was probably one of the darkest years we've seen in a long time. And yet—it was also one of my most rewarding years, both personally and professionally. Life doesn't care about your contradictions.
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"There are no sick people in North Oxford. You're either dead or alive. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference, that's all, explained Miss Morrow." I needed a break from my serious reading pile. And what better escape than Barbara Pym's world?
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"I realized that if my life had capsized a few days earlier, today I was just letting it float, waiting for it to sink." "To put it bluntly, when I got home that July evening, there was an envelope waiting for me."