The Burning Stone | 
Todays beer is a Landshark Lager from Margarita International Brewing Co. It‘s a bit thinner than most of what I drink, but I think it should go down pretty easy.
I could probably finish THE BURNING STONE tonight, but I haven‘t found it as gripping as the first two. (Maybe because it‘s 200 pages longer.) I‘m deeply invested in Liath and Alain, but I‘m also frustrated with the large number of characters who use religion to deny others‘ humanity.
I‘m finally halfway through THE BURNING STONE! I‘d love to finish it by the end of the year, but I can‘t seem to just sit and READ today. Poop. Hopefully I can make up some ground over the next few days.
Then I ate soup and dove back into THE BURNING STONE. I really want to wallow in it this afternoon. Kate Elliott‘s consideration of power and privilege has got me hooked but good.
At the start of 2019, I owned 366 unread books.
“This is intolerable,” I said to myself. “This has gotta change.”
So I hunkered down. I stopped buying so much random stuff. I focused on what I owned instead of leaning into the library. And now, in these last days of 2021, I own just one unread book.
I‘m 70 pages in as of breakfast. Give me a few more days and I‘ll own ZERO unread books. The weight is lifted.
