Dewey's Read-a-Thon

 It's that time of year again...time for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. What is it about read-a-thons that draws people in? For me I think it is the dedicated reading of time. I try to read everyday, even if only a page or two. But on read-a-thon days there is a shift in my mind and the whole day, or a least a significant part of it, becomes devoted to this particular activity.

Morning:

I started with a walk while listening to Octavia's Parables, a podcast about Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower (which I read recently) and Parable of the Talents.

 

Later I switched to Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries by Guy Winch, Ph.D. and read chapter 2 on loneliness.

Early afternoon:

Read-a-thons are great for catching up on comics. I read two that have been sitting around in my unread pile for a long while:

• The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong, Vol. 1: In the Bag
• The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong, Vol. 2: Romance and Road Trips

Evening:

Ended the evening with a steamy romance: Sin & Ink by Naima Simone. Don't you just love this cover!