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A Year in Reading: 2020 Edition

January 19, 2021 by Emily J. Maurits

Happy New Year everyone! Following the tradition, here’s a year in reading to inspire and encourage your own reading journey (and because I love, love, love reading posts like this, so it’s only fair I contribute my own!) Books read … Read More

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‘I didn’t want you to have to ask’ (November update)

December 7, 2020 by Emily J. Maurits

Well, the past few months have flown and suddenly I haven’t written an update since August! What’s happened since then? … a lot. Grab some peppermint tea and settle in for updates on: Thomas Clarkson update (pictures!)  Bible College and … Read More

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For us there is only the trying (August update)

September 11, 2020 by Emily J. Maurits

And… it’s time for an August review! Sit back, grab a cookie, and enjoy. Here’s what to expect: An update on Thomas Clarkson Thoughts on life and growth Piranesi! (or, I won a book) My painting I mentioned back in … Read More

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Perhaps we must stand fast (June update)

June 22, 2020 by Emily J. Maurits

Happy June! Grab a hot drink and settle in for some musings on: what I have in common with Thomas Clarkson fidelity in media, ft. Broadchurch and Tim Minchin a quote about apocalypse the problem with dwelling in a land … Read More

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On returning home (May Update)

June 1, 2020 by Emily J. Maurits

I’ve long been fascinated by the metaphor of “returning home.” It’s one which trails through all types of literature. Sometimes it’s a positive statement: home represents womb-like safety, the innocence of childhood. If only the character can return home, everything … Read More

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Living on the edge of the unknown [England]

March 28, 2020 by Emily J. Maurits

“If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that life can change completely in a single second.” So I responded to an upset eighteen year old Canadian as we sped towards Lyon airport, the sun setting to the right of us, … Read More

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A year in reading 2018

January 3, 2019 by Emily J. Maurits

Happy New Year everyone! Following the tradition, here we go! Books read 2018: 70 Trends: Number of books is increasing (67 in 2017, 56 in 2016, 55 in 2015) I am ‘reading’ more audio books I am also reading far … Read More

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Thinking fiction Why we like socially disadvantaged characters
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Thinking fiction: Why we like socially disadvantaged characters…

December 27, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

I’m forever on a quest to discover why I like what I like. Join me on a foray into ‘types’ of fictional characters and why we as readers like them. Who or what are socially disadvantaged characters? Socially disadvantaged characters … Read More

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Pondering

The Problem with Redeeming Severus Snape

September 3, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

I love amateur literary analysis. Love reading it, love writing it. Here’s some pondering on a very well known character of an extraordinarily well known series. Severus Snape is a complicated character Severus Snape, of Harry Potter fame, has gained … Read More

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A Year in Reading 2017

February 1, 2018 by Emily J. Maurits

Following the tradition, I thought I’d share the books I enjoyed reading this year – my tiny contribution to the online world of books and reading, of which I am mostly a silent consumer (but pay my dues once a … Read More

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