We all love free stuff, right? And avocados, we love them too, don’t we? Okay, well maybe only some of us love avocados, but I would venture to assume that there isn’t a one of us who doesn’t like free stuff, especially if the free stuff involves books!

Deslily is hosting fun giveaway that involves nothing more than you posting about a character from a book. Here, I’ll let her tell it:

“I want the post to be about a character in a book that you really like. One that for whatever reason, you can’t seem to forget. Or one that you related to. Or one that made you laugh. Just make it about a character you can’t seem to forget. Tell about how you found this character, and most of all… why you like him/ her/ it… post it before August 3rd and leave a link so that others can read your post.”

What a great idea! Now, to choose which character…

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(image from former Friday Favorite, Simon Marsden)

Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated, and yet it feels like I am being resurrected rather than just returning. A four day vacation followed by essentially working two jobs all week (three if you count the fact that my assistant director is on vacation) has left me tired and uninspired. But I miss you all greatly and so I am back.

In leiu of a Friday Favorite this week I just wanted to drop by and say “hello” and to assure you that this weekend will find me catching up on all the wonderful blog posts I missed over the past week. I also wanted to let you know that the Tiny Stories results are in from our judges, so next week all of you will have the privilege that myself and my wife, and Scott and Colleen, have already had, and that is to read all the great entries into this contest. Of course I will also announce a winner!

Next week will also see my entry or two in a wonderful contest that Deslily is hosting…more about this next week…as well as a plethora of reviews, some freebies that you simply must sign up for, and a return to Friday Favorites.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! And give yourself a pat on the back if you know what amazing classic of English Literature the title of this post hails from.

“For whatsoever from one place doth fall,
Is with the tide unto an other brought:
For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought.”

~Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene (Canto II.)

Some memories run deep. Do you have those? Memories that have an almost indescribable substance to them? Memories that exist not only in your head, but that you feel in your gut? I have some memories that manifest in a palpable ache for a time in the past. Memories do run deep. Regrets do as well.

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(image by Bruce Timm)

I have been touched by that summer vixen, kissed and caressed in places both public and private. Her touch is heat, and is a constant reminder of her presence, whether I can see her or not. She possesses me, and her mark signifies her ownership. I burn, I ache, I pine…she is ever present in my mind yet I yearn for release. All my thoughts are now turned to her. She has given occupation to my eyes, my hands, my fingers, my desire. I have nothing left to give to you.

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“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”
~Robert A. Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land)

Let it not be said that I am not generous, for I want to share my happiness with you! I arrived home Friday afternoon to find a package on my doorstep from Annie, the 10 year old reader extraordinaire, who participated in the recent Once Upon a Time Challenge. During the challenge Annie read the Lord of the Rings books for the first time. Due to some wonderful good fortune I was able to share my love of the Lord of the Rings films with Annie and her mother. The above arrived by way of thanks on Friday: 2 packages of delicious homemade brownies (which we have been slowly devouring over the weekend), a gift card to Barnes and Noble, and the most wonderful homemade card:

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