In Power and Thrones, Dan Jones begins a journey that spans a thousand years, from the sacking of Rome in AD 410 to the first encounters between the Old and New Worlds in the sixteenth century.
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Selected quotes from Bambi, a coming-of-age story that emphasizes themes of survival, nature's cruelty, and human destruction and dominance.
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Clarifying the difference between Reading Reflections and book reviews, and why I have decided to focus more on personal growth rather than critique.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen explores the ever-changing nature of an individual's character and understanding, and is one of the most profound novels to emerge from the 19th century.
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An introduction to Kinship Journal, a blog exploring the ways that people are connected and humanity’s kinship with nature. The focus will be on the topics of Mindful Living, Reading Reflections, Travelogues, and Wellness.
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Daughters of the Winter Queen begins the legacy of the current British throne. William Stoner leads a passive life as a farmer’s son turned English professor, enduring a loveless marriage and a difficult career. Living By Fiction, a collection of meditative essays about the spiritual process of writing.
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Selected quotes from On Argentina, a collection of stories that explores Borges’ heartfelt and nostalgic view of his homeland.
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Immersed in the life of forest animals in Bambi. The tale of Joan of Arc and the formidable Yolanda of Aragon in The Maiden and the Queen. One family in Provence produced Four Queens who ruled in Europe. The determined reign of Joanna I in The Lady Queen.
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Selected quotes from Hubbell’s reflective memoir, A Country Year, where she discusses life after divorce, solitude, and beekeeping in the Ozarks.
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History told through the eyes of female rulers and leaders in Rival Queens. Swept away by descriptions of Buenos Aires in On Argentina. Soaked in the quiet perspective of living season by season in A Country Year.
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A search for the source of the Nile in the River of the Gods. The bride is drinking rum, and a sullen admirer watches her choose the wrong man in Cheerful Weather for a Wedding. Discovering man’s kinship with nature in Wilderness and the American Mind. An English Cinderella story turns gothic in The Making of a Marchioness.
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Selected quotes from The Alchemist focused on pursuing one's true life purpose by overcoming fear and following the heart. It highlights the profound interconnection in the universe, which we access through love and spiritual growth.
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An artist and architect professor are attempting to restart their lives in the English town of Boscastle in Water, Stone, Heart. The weight of physical and mental imprisonment in a world rife with corruption in Little Dorrit. Seeking one's Personal Legend in the timeless classic The Alchemist.
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Selected quotes from Gilead explore thoughts on life, faith, failings, and hopes without being preachy, proud, or overly traumatic. There are struggles, hardships, and injustices, but life remains a precious gift.
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Selected Quotes from Oliver’s reflections on nature in Upstream, touching on solitude, creativity, and kinship
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