As readers, we know the power of words to adequately describe emotions and feelings. That’s why I have carefully chosen my words when describing the past week. This week has SUCKED! Perhaps I will explain more in a future post, but right now my emotions are still too raw and I continue to process events.
Because the week has been so bad, reading has not been a priority nor a source of joy. I could not focus on anything, so I attempted to reduce the expectation for daily reading to just completing a chapter. Still, this brought no peace or respite. I think part of the problem had to do with the novel I had chosen. This week, I began reading Small Treasons by Mark Powell. The premise was interesting and Powell’s writing was quite good. The topic of terrorism and the unnatural obsession with it was simply too heavy for my mind right now.
I will be returning Small Treasons to the Unger Library shelf later this weekend and find a lighter read in my personal collection. Right now, I need to read of happy times and the joys of friendship when things are right in the world.
Reading for Me 
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