I can’t believe I’m having this particular feeling. I usually don’t have this kind of concern as I’m always around friends and family. I have been in Nanchang for four years and my friends had to leave for one reason or another. Now, I’m here in this quiet city by myself without…any community. No LGBTQ+. No gaymers. No Dungeon & Dragons players. So, this is what loneliness feels like.
This blog post is going to be short because my “to-do” list has gotten a lot longer if you can believe it. Parent-teacher conferences, for one, is coming so I need to prepare for that. On top of that, I have to make sure that the outline for my graduating book is done before I go on my holiday to Thailand. I actually can’t wait to write this story. It has been circling my brain for the longest time and I finally get to work on it as my graduating project. It’s also going to be my audition piece for my MFA program…
Now! I must get back to work. Please don’t forget to follow me on my social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads) on my web page’s right side. Also, I love hearing suggestions of what books to read outside of my norm (Science fiction and Fantasy) as I am a part of the Goodreads’ reading challenge for 2024. At the moment, I’m at 180, while still teaching three grades and taking two classes. I’m definitely going to reach 200 before the year ends.
For 2024, I’m doing something different. Instead of telling you every story I’ve read each month, I will tell you my top three favorites. So! While I have read eight books for October, here are my Top 3 favorites.
I have been trying to get around to this book for the longest time. I have loved the musical and the movie musical and the emotional journey behind it all. Between you, me, and the four walls, I would be honored to work with Lin-Manuel Miranda on something. Anything, really. I would terrified about writing a musical, but I wouldn’t be opposed to writing a script together.
Tribal Justice: The Struggle for Black Rights on Native Land by
True Crime has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. My purpose for reading is to understand how and why the legal system needs improvements. This goes double for people of color who always had to fight for their lives in a system that’s naturally against them. As a bonus, I got to learn something extra about the Native American’s approach to law enforcement.
Technically Speaking by Michael Elliot
Romance is something of a hit-and-miss with me. I think because the tropes have been done to death. This one, on the other hand, takes the mistaken identity trope and flips it on its head in a very honest way. I love a love story that is told as a happy accident, rather than the driving force. That’s a more realistic romance to me.