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Musings


My Favorite Novel for March
Word-of-mouth is how Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng became my favorite novel in March. It’s not a genre I normally gravitate towards,...
Nan Russell
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Too old, too young, or just right?
While I’m well past living in Young-Land, or even Middle-Land, what I know about age is this: There's no Goldilocks version of a “just...
Nan Russell
Mar 21, 20231 min read


My Mystery Series Favorite for January
Where do you start a series? When I discovered Jane K. Cleland’s Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series a couple years ago, there were...
Nan Russell
Jan 23, 20231 min read


What is our work?
It took me a few decades to understand that who I am and my worth as a human being has nothing to do with my title or paycheck or job. It...
Nan Russell
Jan 11, 20231 min read


My Mystery Favorite for December
The challenges of December – decorating, writing holiday greetings, shopping for presents and the like – shifted my reading pattern....
Nan Russell
Dec 28, 20221 min read


'Tis the Season
In the big scheme of things, all I want for Christmas, is to believe it’s possible to change the trajectory of this world we share;...
Nan Russell
Dec 20, 20221 min read


My Favorite Cozy Mystery for November
I grew up loving Mary Higgins Clark's books, so when I noticed that Tracy Gardner’s Red Herring: An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery (June...
Nan Russell
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Fiction: Harder than it Looks
I was wrong. Fiction is harder than non-fiction. At least for me. But it’s also way more fun. I used to believe writing non-fiction was...
Nan Russell
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Celebrating Progress
I think milestones should be celebrated, especially challenging ones. Creating a new website was that for me since I’m not what you might...
Nan Russell
Nov 9, 20221 min read

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