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Follow Me to My New Place
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If you’ve been checking in on my posts here to joyfulgamingco.com, from the bottom of my heart: thank you. Some History of JoyfulGamingCo I felt a pull years ago to start writing and posting online. But I was scared. ”Will people like what I have to say?” “Will I get random people yelling at…
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The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
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In 2011, I was 15. I remember hearing about the 9.0-9.1 tsunami that devastated Japan, but I was a teenager with little concern for world events outside of my own bubble. When I saw this little book about a phone booth in Japan, I was unprepared for how heartbreaking I would find this story.…
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Need for Christ: How Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson illustrates it
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If you read my review of Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson, you know I love the main character from that story, Lift. While Lift features in this book for a few scenes, her struggles are not the center of this story. No, Oathbringer is mostly about a central few figuring out their place in the…
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Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson is totally worth your time
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Brandon Sanderson wrote Edgedancer, a novella, which is part of his Cosmere in 2016. I see this 262-page novella a 4.5/5 star read. Read on to see why! This story centers on Lift, a unique character you’re introduced to earlier on in the Stormlight Archive canon. Lift is an ornery urchin, apparently blessed by…
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Wholehearted defense of amazing Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester
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I read a lot. And I always have done. Stories have the power to change your mind more than an essay or speech would probably be able to, and I’ve always been drawn to beautiful storytelling. That’s why I felt really sad when one of my favorite YouTubers read Jane Eyre and wasn’t a…