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author of Since You Went Away, Chat, Connect, Crash, & Live ’Til I Die

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I’ve been a Spike Lee fan since I saw his first film She’s Gotta Have It back in 1986 at an art film house in Virginia, one of the movies that marked the beginning of the U.S. independent film movement. His latest film BlackkKlansman, set in the 1970s, is even more relevant today. Go see it. #BlackkKlansman #SpikeLee #basedonatruestory

One nice thing about sorting through your book collection is when you come across an old favorite like this well-worn copy of James Clavell’s Shogun. Published in 1975 and the first in Clavell’s Asian Saga, Shogun was made into a TV mini-series in 1980 and has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Everything you’d ever want to know about Japan’s history, customs, and culture is wrapped into the engrossing story of British adventurer John Blackthorne who becomes shipwrecked in 17th century Japan and tangles with Japanese lord Toranaga. • I read Shogun almost 40 years ago when I was in high school and I remember watching the 1980 TV series when I was in college. (Pictured here is my original 1978 mass-market paperback with the front cover about to fall off.) Little did I know that only a few years later, as a 21-year old newlywed, my husband (a 2nd lieutenant in the Marine Corps at the time) and I would be shipped out to the island of Okinawa for 3 years. We both fell in love with the island and the Okinawan people during our time there (1983-1986). • Weighing in at more than 1200 pages, Shogun draws you in from the first page. Clavell himself was a WWII veteran and prisoner of war (who was tortured by the Japanese) and his intimate knowledge of the country makes you feel like you’re living in medieval Japan right along with Capt. Blackthorne. FX recently announced a new TV series based on the novel. It’ll have to be pretty damn good to live up to Richard Chamberlain’s 1980 performance. • #JamesClavell #Shogun #historicalfiction #lovetoread #booktofilm #FXtvminiseries

When you have 2 dogs + 2 cats and your vet brings the clinic to you. #NoMorePetWrangling #KCMobileVet #thanksdrsarah #kcpetlife #countrysidekc

Still culling our book collection since we moved to the new house (and awaiting delivery of our IKEA bookcases). Should I keep or get rid of my John Grisham collection? I was a huge fan back in the day but most likely won’t ever re-read them. I’d be saving them for purely sentimental reasons. Tell me what you think: Yes = keep; No= get rid of. (And by “get rid of” I would donate to Goodwill or Red Racks.) #JohnGrisham #legalthrillers #downsizing #bookcollection #lovetoread #bookstagram

Was it 3 years ago already we rescued these little guys after someone dumped them in the woods? We found a good home for the 2 white kittens (adopted as a pair, yay!) and we kept the 2 black ones, now known as Martini & Violet. #InternationalCatDay #SpayAndNeuterYourPetsPeople #RescuesAreTheBest #CrazyCatLady

#KansasCityAlleys #UrbanMining #vintagefurniture #summerinthecity

Just sorting through a few books this evening. And to think we got rid of almost half before we moved. #theresmoreupstairs #movingisfun #lovetoread #allthebooks #wherearewegoingtoputthese

Colorado’s last remaining fire lookout tower. 5.6 mile hike, dusty, sweaty, totally worth it. #familyhike #devilsheadfirelookout #frontrange #denverdayhikes

Am I the last person on earth to start the Neapolitan novels? The story drew me in from page one. Looking forward to living in Lila & Lenu’s world the rest of the summer. (I’m a slow reader; it will take me a while to get through all four books—no matter how much I love them.) #MyBrilliantFriend #ElenaFerrante #NeapolitanNovels #femalefriendship #lovetoread #summerreading #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #lovesummer

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Since You Went Away, Part Two: Spring

Since You Went Away, Part Two: Spring Nan McCarthy (Rainwater Press, 2017) 226 pages F I C T I O N…

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