There is something about reading. Lots of us do it here on wordpress, it’s what has brought us together, and I tried to put into words exactly what it is that I love for Perdiz Magazine last week.
Here’s an excerpt from my piece, but head to the beautiful Perdiz (HERE) to read the full article.
“I was sat on my bed reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when I discovered my mum was moving us in with some strange man that wasn’t my dad. I stared at the fading bobbled butterflies on my duvet cover for a few seconds, and then I turned back to Violet Beauregarde ballooning into a giant blueberry. Her plight in this chocolate fantasy land made more sense to me than anything the real world could offer in that moment.
That’s the thing about books, and certainly about great books, they make sense. They are written to make sense. As for the world around us, that’s anybody’s guess.”
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I wrote about reading recently. And how I don’t do it anymore. Sure I read on WP, I read the paper sometimes, I read emails and articles at work. But the pleasure of sitting down with a good book? That has been eluding me for the last couple of years. I blame tv and the Internet 😋 That excerpt is wonderful.
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Thank you! I think a lot of us have let it go even though we love it, I did myself, but I started to integrate it back in tiny doses… manageable portions of just five minutes or one chapter per evening, and soon I was reading again. As long as you’re not trying to do too much, I think it’s realistic! You should try it!
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You’re right, I should definitely try it. I’ve finally unpacked all my books and set up my new bookcases and I have a tonne of books to be read!
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I can so relate to this. I read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory whilst life seemed to dissolve and when you are a kid you really don’t understand (do we as adults?!) so the books save you
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This is so true! Even if they’re set in the most fantastic ridiculous worlds, sometimes they make a lot more sense than this planet! I think books save more people than we realise.
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I agree. Sometimes the ‘real’ in the world seems like it should be the unreal and the unreal feels more authentic so I totally got what you meant and feel that way all the time.
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I’m purely happy when reading as well, Laura. Here’s to a good book for the weekend.
janet
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Ooh yes definitely, the very thought of it makes me smile 🙂
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Love to read. I am so happy with a good book.
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Me too, it’s the ultimate in happiness 😊
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Oh Darling YES! Reading is up there on my coping skills list. My go to escape.
Thank you for putting into words what those of us who read….feel!
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Thank you for such a lovely comment 😘! It is all about the escape for me, it’s so magical how powerful it is 🙌🏻❤️
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Congrats!!!
BTW do you mind if I ask you how did this happen? I mean did you pitched your article to the magazine or did they approach you?
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Thank you! Sorry for the late response, I’ve been MIA! Of course you can ask! I did pitch to them, I pitch quite frequently as writing is my full time job, so it’s a constant turn around!
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oh that is nice! I might try it out once too! Thank you
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So true●
Books are a beautiful escape, the best part, at times they end up teaching us Life.
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I love your work .
Well, I’m just a starter yet, striving my way into the writer world.
A few poems, a few quotes and short stories.
Not much, but I would really value your views and would appreciate it if you could view it.
I think I could use your suggestions.
My link:
Aurum Words… – Be Free Be You https://aurumwords.wordpress.com/
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It’s definitely a great idea to start with blogging to put your work out there! And wordpress is a great place for feedback and to chat to other writers. I’ll check it out over the weekend! Thanks lovely ❤️❤️
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Thnkyou ♡
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