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This was a beautifully illustrated memoir that dives into the reality of living in a world that was created without you in mind. A world that doesn't care to understand or accommodate your pain in a way that makes any sense at all. The wonderful feeling when you're surrounded by people who help lift the burden and discover life's small joys with you.

Very slim memoir, her first of three, exploring women as writers in the patriarchal world.
Interesting account of her South African childhood and her subsequent years.

such a sad and shocking story that a man can still institutionalize a woman in this day in age…thank goodness she found her courage to stand up for herself…#readinglife #readinggoal #audiophile

I don‘t know how I‘ve managed to go this long without writing a haiku about my absolute favorite movie, Tombstone, so here goes nothing! 🙃

Have gun will carry,
he‘ll be your huckleberry —
say when, he‘s ready.

Not gonna lie, I cried when he died. Felt like losing an old friend. Seems like we‘ve been losing a lot of the 60-something men in Hollywood the last few years (RIP Michael Madsen who died recently) 😔

#haikuhive #poetry #moviehaiku

I'm a huge fan of the movie Matilda. So much so that this teapot is the same as one seen in the movie. I really enjoyed this book. Her struggles with anxiety, ocd and growing up in Hollywood's eye was like a minefield. And her mom's death. She managed to navigate her hardships, with the right help, and come out the other side. A big feat for so many young actors. She narrates the audiobook version, but the physical one has photos. I bought both.

Loving this great run of shorter non-fiction reading I'm having, let it never end!
Sartorial memoirs, as the cover suggests, manifest as one- to two-page accounts of how particular garments/wearable items relate to the person in question's life - turns out not all the items are treasured items, even if they have been kept for years, a few painful memories in the mix - the full range from meaningful to light-hearted reasoning for retention, 1/?

Ah yes, the secular cult I have to talk myself out of membership with EVERY TIME I'm in a thrift store. 🤦🏼‍♂️

This memoir reads like a true crime novel. I was immersed in Diamond‘s story from beginning to end!

There were some of these that I resonated with so much!