If I had pompoms, I’d give myself a cheer: I’m really, truly, cherry-on-top of a chocolate sundae, ready to begin blogging. I still haven’t figured out how to make paragraphs, but that’s a decent reason to either learn or to keep things short. Also: I have a hook. There are about 600 books in my office (I was tallying them up for an exact figure, but I’m too distractable to count that high), and I’m proposing to make my way through them on this blog: whether I read to the end, start and abandon, give them away before opening up the first page, or any and all other possiblities. Of course, there will be many a time-out and step away from the office as I delve into things from home, or things I must read for work, or from the library, or new purchases. Random musings may come up as well. Snappy responses, reading suggestions, general comments: welcome.  Creative or constructive critism: welcome, if I have a glass of wine first. General nastiness: not welcome. Chocolate: always welcome, you know me. First title: Dancing at the Edge of the World, by Ursula K. Le Guin–whom I (blushingly, shamefully) haven’t read before. This was lent to me by a colleague, but since it was in my office this morning, it counts. Plus, I make all the rules. xok

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