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"I am trying to hold in one steady glance / all the parts of my life." — Adrienne Rich, from the poem "Toward the Solstice"

Read-a-Thon tomorrow!

October 12, 2013

I took the day off from work today so I could do most of the housecleaning I usually do on Saturdays. Tomorrow, I’m going to be READING! Or at least that’s my plan. Even if I don’t read a TON, it feels good to have a good amount of cleaning done, and a block of time when I know I’ll be able to read. At the very least, I want to finish TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, since we’re discussing it at my book group in a few days. After that, it’s all gravy.

Over 400 people have signed up to participate in the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. I’m so happy to be joining them!

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Comments (5)

  1. Kate Midnight Book Girl says:
    October 12, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Hopefully you're off to a good start! And yay for taking off work, I always like to make sure that I can have a guilt free Readathon too.

    I'll be cheering you on for #TeamPanda, so I'll be back to help you demolish your Readathon Stack!

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  2. Becca Sanborn says:
    October 12, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Heyo from Team Panda! Just checking in to cheer you on….. goooo Pandas!

    Reply
  3. Buried In Print says:
    October 12, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    I've heard so many good things about Transatlantic; I hope you are enjoying it for the RAT. Have fun!

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  4. Vikk @ Down the Writers Path says:
    October 13, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Checking in to see how you're doing. Hope you're having a fun.

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  5. Eric Anderson says:
    November 6, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    What a great idea to have a read-a-thon. I hadn't heard of it before reading your blog entry about it. I would love to take a day off from work just to sit in and read. Of course doing a good thorough houseclean can be just as nurturing!

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