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People in A Story: How Book Characters Teach Us to Love Well

January 8, 2021January 14, 2021 kconklin

“I wish we could sometimes love the characters in real life as we love the characters in romances. There are a great many human souls whom we should accept more […]

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Little Tree: An Ode to A Christmas Tree

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 kconklin

[little tree] BY E. E. CUMMINGS little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were […]

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The Giver: Choosing to Live In Color

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 kconklin

“Sometimes I wish they’d ask for my wisdom more often–there are so many things I could tell them; things I wish they would change. But they don’t want change. Life […]

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Mothman and Mad Anne: Local Legends of Point Pleasant, WV

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 kconklin

Local Legends: Mothman Last week, my brother and I went to visit Point Pleasant, WV with a few friends. Our goal was to visit the home of Mothman, one of […]

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November Reading Prompt: Read an Opposite Worldview

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 kconklin

“The only effect I ardently long to produce by my writings, is that those who read them should be better able to imagine and to feel the pains and joys […]

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Learning to Empathize with Hedda Gabler

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 kconklin

“It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.”― Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler Reading a play […]

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: The Spirit of Appalachian Music

September 28, 2020 kconklin

“We don’t charge for tickets, because sometimes hungry people need music the most.” (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, pp. 365) One of my favorite aspects of Suzanne Collins new […]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: When Society Trades Truth for Lies

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 kconklin

“I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on […]

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Karley M. Conklin is a part-time librarian, part-time writer, and full-time bookworm. She has a combined B.A. degree in Literature and Christian Studies from North Greenville University. Her favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, and children’s literature. In her spare time, she enjoys trying her hand at different arts, including woodcarving and bookbinding.

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