Author Archives: DMW

Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #5 – Sweet Valley High Books 9-13

Posted on April 14, 2014 by DMW

I hope you are ready to get your Wakefield on. The books in this post is the strongest list in of Sweet Valley High books so far with the first five out of five rating (and there are two of … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #4 – Fear Street Books 9-13

Posted on April 13, 2014 by DMW

R.L. Stine hits his stride with this next group of Fear Street books. It is a list of complete wins, hits and includes Fear Street’s first Super Chiller, which lives up to its name. The hardest part about this book … Continue reading →

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My Freaky Memory: A Case Study

Posted on April 10, 2014 by DMW

Do you remember what you did yesterday? Two weeks ago? Last month, to the day? How about last year or five years ago? Ten years ago? Yesterday at this time I was getting ready to go to the library while … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health, Life, Personal, Relationships | Tagged “good memory”, “living in the past”, “living in the present”, forgetting, Hyperthymesia, memories, memory, Recall, seizure, stroke, unforgettable | Leave a comment

There Is No Such Thing As A Plot-Driven Story

Posted on April 8, 2014 by DMW

I know that there are a lot of people who are going to disagree with me, but I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘true plot-driven’ story, at least not one that works. Sure, there are some … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #3 – Sweet Valley High Books 4-8

Posted on April 7, 2014 by DMW

Are you ready to delve more into the lives of the beautiful Wakefield twins? The five books in this post either are hits or misses but at least they even out. A word of ‘spoiler’ caution: There are going to … Continue reading →