MAYA'S MUSINGS

Reality falls away While my nose disappears into a book I wish that I could stay The world is nothing but gray Nothingness, emotionless crooks Reality falls away When all goes astray And everything has me shook I wish that I could stay But how can I stay Forever in a nook Reality falls away But the truth wants to outweigh Fiction I mistook I wish that I could stay But at the end of the day A story one must not overlook Even if reality falls away And I so wish that I could sta

Books I got for Christmas (and plan to [hopefully] read this year)! Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Ender's Game is a sci-fi series, which is something I don't normally read, though I have enjoyed some sci-fi before. Shutter I

My favorite books of 2025! Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End by Alua Arthur A deeply insightful memoir about everything surrounding death, allowing one to completely enjoy life Game Changer by Neal Shusterman An insight into how putting yourself into others' shoes can not only help you understand others, but also help you understand yourself Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman A look into how humanity reacts when one o