by amiemccracken | Feb 24, 2010 | about me, editing, etsy, Germany, i AM alive, photography, writing
I feel the way I did when I graduated college: completely lost. At that time I was looking for a job because I had gotten married the day after my graduation, and my husband was still in school. My parents were lovely and let us live in their mother-in-law suite. But...
by amiemccracken | Feb 17, 2010 | about me, books, reading, story, writing
The Language of God by Francis S Collins – 4A very good book about the mix of God and science.The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James – 3I’m rating it a three just because I have a lot of respect for people who have the guts and the patience...
by amiemccracken | Feb 7, 2010 | about me, Germany
To continue the adventure…We drove to Heilbronn to get a part for the Porsche on Friday night. It’s about a half-an-hour away. Sad thing was, when we got there and looked at the distributor cap, it looked the same as the one we had only cleaner. So we were...
by amiemccracken | Feb 5, 2010 | about me, Germany
I’m going to have to write a book about our disastrous adventures here in Germany. Last night, we went shopping at Ikea. We had a lot of stuff and piled it all into our Porsche. Then, Albert turned the key, the car started, and died. We ended up closing Ikea, so...
by amiemccracken | Feb 4, 2010 | about me, books, story
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott – 4A classic for any writer or writer-wanna-be.Brisingr by Christopher Paolini – 2He’s a good writer, but he made his trilogy into four books, and he tends to have ideas that sound just like other fantasy writers.Business...
by amiemccracken | Jan 28, 2010 | about me, book review
I won’t bore you with the entire list in one chunk. I’ll break it into pieces that are a tad easier to digest. But I will be going in chronological order. These are the books I read in 2009. I’ll rate on a scale of 1-5, 5 being best in my opinion. I...
