Kathy Brasby Blog
Not ALL The News…
I had considered titling this post “News You Need” because I am a former small-town journalist and my brain thinks that way. But then I found out that I had missed the rapper feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Obviously, I’m not keeping up on the news. So don’t...
Review of A Time to Die
A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes What if you knew the time when you’d die? What if your government assigned you a clock that counted down to your death? You’d know the day. What would you do with such knowledge? That’s the premise of Nadine Brandes' book, A Time to...
Review of Fuigitive of Talionis
When's The Next Book? My 14-year-old grandson devoured Fugitive of Talionis by C.J. Milacci in a weekend and his response was, “When’s the next book?” He had been checking with me for months so that he could read this book even if the printer ink was still damp. He...
Hope in Darkness?
The Topic of Hope I've been giving hope a great deal of thought lately and so, naturally, I cued up the movie I am Legend last night. I’m becoming more fascinated with dystopian stories because they wrestle with the idea of hope in what looks like overwhelming...
It’s Been Cold…
C.S. Lewis makes a point about the weather: enjoy it! We might argue that the arctic cold in Colorado this week (I saw -20 at one point) is beyond enjoying. It’s only worth complaining about. We might be wrong. I have livestock which means I have responsibilities. The...
Counting a kajillion frogs
And There They Were I didn’t notice when the attack of the mini toads began. One day I took a walk along a small creek and tiny toadlets darted from blades of grass to stems of weeds to tiny stones. The first one surprised me. The second looked cute as it bolted...
How to battle the green monsters
This morning, I buckled on my sharp shiny sword and stepped out the door to do battle with the monsters growing at the edge of my property. I had postponed this for weeks, but it had to be done before the day got any hotter and the monsters got bolder. The cult movie,...
When the Lions Came
When we released the lions into my pasture of abundant grass this summer, my little herd of goats was distressed. In fact, they gave a whole new meaning to panic attack as they huddled along the fence line and refused comfort from their comfort food: animal cookies....
My NaNoWriMo Book Progress Update
I just made progress on My NaNoWriMo Book! So far I'm 25% complete on the Week 1 phase. 22 Days remain until the deadline.