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Brain Boosting: 15 Activities to Stimulate the Mind

Studies show that your brain loses some of its functionality as you age. Diminished function leads to a number of problems, such as memory loss, brain fog, and even types of dementia. A well-stimulated brain elevates your mood and helps you feel better on the inside. So, a daily brain boosting is essential as you […]

Being Better

Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In by Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantankos

Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In by Kai Whiting & Leonidas Konstantankos is a short, but enlightening foray into Stoicism. This philosophy is as pertinent today, as it was in the ancient world. Perhaps moreso, given the nonsense going on the world over.  What I really enjoyed were the engaging stories of […]

King's Beast

The King’s Beast Vol 1 by Rei Toma

Toma’s The King’s Beast: Vol 1 follows Rangetsu, an ajin assigned to protect Prince Tenyou as a ‘beast-servant’. But there’s more to Rangetsu than meets the eye.  King’s Beast:  Vol 1 was the first manga by Rei Toma I’ve had the pleasure to read. The artwork was amazing! The storyline was surprisingly deep too, touching […]

Book Review: Ever Deeper by Fawn D Moran

Moran’s collection Ever Deeper is poetry after my own heart. I fell in love with it from the very first. There are many deep, philosophical poems that will set you to thinking. There are light-hearted poems, and poems to soothe the soul. Most of the poems in this collection deal with knowing and appreciating the […]

Book Review: Hauntology by Merlin Coverley

This book wasn’t what I expected from reading the description. I was expecting a look at actual ghost stories and tales of haunting, and how the spectral influences the corporeal. Instead, I found myself introduced to a fascinating philosophy that I was wholly unfamiliar with. This notion of how the past ‘haunts’ the present resonated […]

Hiding Cracked Glass by James J Cudney

Series Name: Perceptions of Glass Hiding Cracked Glass By James J Cudney Next Chapter, October 8th, 2020 An ominous blackmail letter appears at an inopportune moment. The recipient’s name is accidentally blurred out upon arrival. Which member of the Glass family is the ruthless missive meant for? In the powerful sequel to Watching Glass Shatter, […]

Book Review: Medical Paradoxes by Dr Francisco Kerdel-Vegas

Medical Paradoxes by Dr Francisco Kerdel-Vegas was quite the interesting read. While definitely geared towards medical professionals, it is readable and enlightening to the layperson. Dr Kerdel-Vegas is Venezuelan, and these paradoxes are oriented towards Venezuelan medicine, though they are applicable to medical practise anywhere. Rather than being cut and dried, the good doctor throws […]

Book Review: With Gratitude by Marala Scott

With Gratitude by Marala Scott is a beautiful collection of poetry to cultivate gratitude, generosity, and lovingkindness. So many of these poems resonated with me, prompting me to pause and fully contemplate them. Many illustrated in of my most favourite quotes-                             […]

Quickshots #42

Anne Frank by Isabel Sanchez Vegara Anne Frank by Isabel Sanchez Vegara is a very abbreviated version of Anne Frank’s story for young readers. Most of the book is taken up by engaging artwork. Like the ‘girl in red’ in Schindler’s List, only Anne’s diary is in colour. I think this is a great touch! […]

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