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Astra
by Cedar Bowers
2021
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I have closed my comments going forward because while I enjoy making videos, I find it difficult to communicate by text. This isn't a criticism of the many warm and welcoming interactions I've had with people on BookTube (this tiny corner of YouTube). I find social interactions very taxing, especially the tricky back and forth via text. Sorry if you wanted to leave a comment, but this is how I get to be on social media (by not being particularly social).
Here is a video of me reporting on my six-month trial without comments if you REALLY want to hear more about it:
youtu.be/g6mr4pyQ0Gg
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(Video 475)
Astra
by Cedar Bowers
2021
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I have closed my comments going forward because while I enjoy making videos, I find it difficult to communicate by text. This isn't a criticism of the many warm and welcoming interactions I've had with people on BookTube (this tiny corner of YouTube). I find social interactions very taxing, especially the tricky back and forth via text. Sorry if you wanted to leave a comment, but this is how I get to be on social media (by not being particularly social).
Here is a video of me reporting on my six-month trial without comments if you REALLY want to hear more about it:
youtu.be/g6mr4pyQ0Gg
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(Video 475)


![Around the World in 8 T Prompts Tag
Around the World in 8 T Prompts Tag
Created by Book Time With Elvis:
https://youtu.be/o7z9GX2OcMQ
I was tagged by Michael K Vaughan:
https://youtu.be/Eg_WzOkWCQw
1. Theatre: Do you read plays? If so tell us about one of your favorites
2. Travel: Sadly, we can’t travel these days but do you have a favorite travel writer or travel book to take you away on armchair adventures?
3. What book took you the longest time to read? Why was that?
4. Traditional: Fairy tales or nursery rhymes, what are some of your favorites and what are some you would not think suitable for kids today?
5. Tasty: Food, glorious food! What are some of your favorite books about food?
6. Terrible: Who is a truly terrible (nasty), but memorable character that stands out for you?
7. Truth: The truth is often stranger than fiction they say. Give us some examples of this from your extensive reading.
8. Tag: Make up an 8th prompt directed to those you wish to tag- please stick to the theme of T.
AGGGH! I did not answer Michael K Vaughans question, What is the most terrifying book youve ever read? (Oddly enough his answer, Pet Sematary, is the Stephen King novel that put me off King. Only ever read about half of that book.)
My answer would be... I dont really have the constitution to read horror novels so let me go with a short story - Kij Johnsons Ponies. Which you can read here... if you dare:
https://www.tor.com/2010/11/17/ponies/
[My dead-end prompt is in honour of prolific author Anthony Trollope: pick a favourite author who is both prolific and keeps/kept their work at a high quality.]
Apologies for not coming up with 8 folks to prompt. Im quite late to this tag and to be frank, not up to it at the moment, sorry!
Books (& plays) mentioned:
Winters Tale by Shakespeare
Ma Raineys Black Bottom by August Wilson
Where the Indus is Young by Dervla Murphy
Coasting by Jonathan Raban
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
(read the C. K. Scott Moncrief translation)
1,001 Nights (Richard Burton translation or better Hussain Haddawy)
Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
(Video 396) Around the World in 8 T Prompts Tag](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vOt1v6CMZtE/mqdefault.jpg)







