Now that we’re officially into December, I’ve been baking up a storm. Four different kinds of cookies and three different kinds of edible gifts. I’ve also been trying to avoid the temptation of holiday television movies (especially since I’m still a few books away from my goal of 100 for the year), but it’s the [...]
Category Archive — characters
Introducing…The Adventures of Lil’ Will and Miss Jane
Greetings, bookworms, and welcome to the first installment of The Adventures of Lil’ Will and Miss Jane! Each month, I’ll be bringing you tales from the delightful travels and experiences of one Lil’ Will (better known to the world as William Shakespeare) and Miss Jane (aka, Jane Austen).* There’s no telling what might happen. So [...]
Frightening Fictional Characters
In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, I thought I’d prep myself for the ghosts and goblins coming my way by listing the literary characters who scare the bejeezus out of me. Fictional or not, these people still bring the scare. Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) – Maybe it was the hand-wringing. Maybe it was the whole [...]
