Gravity – the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. Remedy – a remedy or treatment for disease or injury; to set right Well, I finished the novel tonight. And I have to say, that while I liked the book (genuinely) and enjoyed the…
Conjure: call upon to appear, by means of a magic ritual; make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic; call (an image) to mind; cause someone to feel or think of (something) Elemental: primary or basic; concerned with chemical elements or other basic components; related to or embodying the powers of nature; having the primitive…
Intuition: a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning Alchemy: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination Welcome to Brigit’s Book Club! This week, I’m reviewing the first two parts of The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. Below, you’ll find some of my own favorite quotes and…
From the banister, I looked down into the closest of the three cages hanging from the ceiling, like chandeliers, above the dining room table. A woman knelt inside, blindfolded and still, the iron bars leaving cross-work patterns on her naked flesh. She was just close enough that I could see a spray of freckles on…
Alright…it’s the first Thursday with our first book! And I’m feeling pretty good about this idea so far. I just started reading the first book pick: Alice Hoffman’s “The Rules of Magic.” I’ve never read any of the Practical Magic series, but I’ve read a few of Hoffman’s other books and have enjoyed them. And…
I’ve always wanted to start a book club (stories matter, after all), but I find myself too busy and too tired to be making cheese plates and cleaning my house for company. But then, I suppose anyone in MY book club would come with a bottle of wine and no expectations of my domesticity. In…
There are a few moments in a marriage that make it into the “remember when…” bag of memories that are pulled out when you both need a laugh. These moments always seem funnier in retrospect than at the time, and make for good story-telling. Like the time I shot cum out of my nose as…