The BookFetish Blog

I don’t know precisely why all of this is coming up now, or why I feel the need to share it, but I am writing it down nonetheless.  I think it is the result of some new friends I’ve made and some books I’m currently reading. I’ve been thinking about my childhood. I was raised […]

Today I held an urn in my lap. It was cold and unyielding, but it contains what little pieces of you remain on this earth.  It is not the same as a hug from you- a hug I’ve missed for many months now, but it is the closest I can get. And I felt, strangely […]

I told you in A Long Goodbye that my mother was ill.  That’s been the reason that I have not been actively posting on the blog for the last several weeks. All of my focus has been there. Last Tuesday morning, I lost my mother.  It was peaceful, and she had been able to see so […]

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’ve been pretty quiet because of personal matters.  My mother is terminally ill.  From feeling sick in early April,  to a cancer diagnosis in May, to a move to an assisted living facility in June, it’s been a hectic several weeks. My mother now lives about an hour […]

When I saw a post from Debora Geary pop up on Facebook this weekend, I was ready to read about the release date for the next book in the Witch Central series. If you follow this blog, you know this is one of my favorite series of books and sets of characters. The news about […]