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Would Shakespeare have liked Hamnet?
As many movie fans I also watched Hamnet, and I was sad to see it did not have the emotional effect I thought, hoped, it would.
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The Spanish Lady Down By The Sally Gardens
Some say love cannot last a lifetime.
Jan 11
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A Family Affair
Whoever said you should not do business with family was a wise person.
Jan 7
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The Tarot on my 2026
As a true tarot enthusiast I had to do a draw for the new year.
Jan 4
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Sale to Soul Season: A New Year Story
The phone pinged and, without thinking, she picked it up and checked the notification.
Dec 31, 2025
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Writing to the Void ... no more
Mar 28, 2024
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Sometimes, just showing up is enough
Apr 24, 2024
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On Tarot, Symbolism and Writing
Apr 11, 2024
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Primum Non Nocere
Jun 14, 2024
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My Writing
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The Spanish Lady Down By The Sally Gardens
Some say love cannot last a lifetime.
Jan 11
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Alina Barbu
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A Family Affair
Whoever said you should not do business with family was a wise person.
Jan 7
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Alina Barbu
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Sale to Soul Season: A New Year Story
The phone pinged and, without thinking, she picked it up and checked the notification.
Dec 31, 2025
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Things Shed
The house clearing was, in a way, as painful as their parents’ passing had been.
Dec 28, 2025
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My Reading
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Seasonal Reading
Over the years, I have found that I do actually enjoy reading books in tune with the season happening around me.
Dec 23, 2025
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Enjoyable, but heavy at times
I quite like the way Lionel Shriver writes, and because sometimes she can be a bit too heavy I tend to space out the books by her in my reading list.
Sep 12, 2025
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Alina Barbu
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Tony and Mr. Hawthorne, and Me
I have seen the name Anthony Horowitz in so many places that, for some reason, I got confused as to what he actually writes, and for that reason he did…
Aug 15, 2025
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Was Charles Dickens a nice person?
Does it matter?
Aug 5, 2025
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My Watching
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Would Shakespeare have liked Hamnet?
As many movie fans I also watched Hamnet, and I was sad to see it did not have the emotional effect I thought, hoped, it would.
13 hrs ago
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Alina Barbu
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Mayfair Witches- the TV series
I might be a bit late to the party, but well, better late than never!
Nov 14, 2025
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Alina Barbu
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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
I watched some episodes of Monk the series, so I was familiar with the character when this revival from 2023 popped up on one of my movie lists.
May 9, 2025
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Alina Barbu
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Silo series (from the book Wool)
I must say, I had no idea what I was in for when my better informed half announced one evening that we will watch Silo. I was like, mheah, fine…
Mar 4, 2025
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My Mythology
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Magical Interference
In the old times, the ones humanity barely ever thinks of now, the earth was populated not just by human beings, but also by magical beings.
Dec 12, 2025
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Living Anxiety
She put her hair up and went on to study herself in the mirror.
Nov 25, 2025
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Half-baked chaos
Motivation woke up trying to forget the nightmares of the night before.
Nov 18, 2025
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Solas, from Solace and the Sun
Your work will change you, especially when it involves shadows.
Oct 3, 2025
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Alina Barbu
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My Tarot
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The Tarot on my 2026
As a true tarot enthusiast I had to do a draw for the new year.
Jan 4
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Alina Barbu
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The Way of the Tarot
I was doing a reading the other day for a friend, no really, a very good friend, and the reading was about nothing.
Dec 9, 2025
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Well-Structured Madness
I was reading one of my tarot books the other day, feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the rules and regulations.
Oct 14, 2025
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Bookshop of the unknown
Recently I had the joy of spending a few days in Paris and, among the beautiful things I discovered, one was a bookshop dealing in all ‘unknown…
Sep 30, 2025
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