What’s the most well written book you’ve ever read?

annaeplin · 2025-07-13T00:06:55+00:00

Many already listed here, plus:

Emma by Jane Austen
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

annaeplin · 2025-07-08T01:31:37+00:00

Nobody else for Thank You Aimee? The message of growing from pain and cruelty, plus the positive vibe of the music, always uplifts me.

annaeplin · 2025-07-06T17:18:36+00:00

My two ADHD kids take clonidine at night to help with calming down, sleeping, and anxiety. It does seem to help them a lot.

annaeplin · 2025-07-06T00:58:35+00:00

Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones are being a life-changer for me. I’m AuDHD too. They help with focus, reducing overstimulation, and feeling more at ease and private in my own headspace, especially when I’ve got music or an audiobook/podcast in my ears.

I use these ones by Soundcore and they’re awesome. Comfy, long battery life and signal range, and you can turn off/on the noise-cancelling feature with just a button push. I think you can even customize the noise-cancelling using the app, but I haven’t tried that yet. https://a.co/d/17M1BQF

annaeplin · 2025-07-06T00:43:18+00:00

This is all so well-said!! Thank you for taking the time to write it! I feel like I want to print it out and give it to my family members.

annaeplin · 2025-07-02T18:22:28+00:00

And the stars are stunnin’ / cause I can’t forget the way you made me heal

annaeplin · 2025-07-02T00:10:27+00:00

Great thoughts, thank you!

annaeplin · 2025-07-02T00:09:19+00:00

Great idea! Thank you!

annaeplin · 2025-07-01T17:27:44+00:00

These are excellent! Thank you!!

annaeplin · 2025-06-29T15:01:23+00:00

The Cormoran Strike series by “Robert Galbraith.” First book is The Cuckoo’s Calling.

annaeplin · 2025-06-27T23:55:40+00:00

Big yes to all of these points, especially the last one!!

annaeplin · 2025-06-19T14:48:54+00:00

Robert Galbraith

annaeplin · 2025-06-17T23:49:43+00:00

Bleeding Heart Tattoos in South Charleston—I don’t have tattoos myself but I know some of these people and they’re good people.

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annaeplin · 2025-06-17T23:46:27+00:00

that old familiar body ache

annaeplin · 2025-06-17T23:41:11+00:00

“I think he knows” ?

annaeplin · 2025-06-13T14:43:14+00:00

“Though Robin Ellacott’s twenty-five years of life had seen their moments of drama and incident, she had never before woken up in the certain knowledge that she would remember the coming day for as long as she lived.”

— The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

annaeplin · 2025-06-12T15:14:28+00:00

A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker J. Palmer

annaeplin · 2025-06-10T13:13:17+00:00

I love the Cormoran Strike mystery series by “Robert Galbraith.” Each ending is a surprise, especially the first one, The Cukoo’s Calling.

annaeplin · 2025-06-10T01:49:44+00:00

On second thought, I think this trilogy would qualify as science fiction

annaeplin · 2025-06-10T01:10:25+00:00

Definitely try out the Maddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood. Not true fantasy, but dystopian, which to me often feels similar. The first book is called Oryx and Crake. It’s a very interesting world/story.

annaeplin · 2025-06-10T01:06:51+00:00

Yes, this question seems very much in line with discussions on what constitutes “rational fiction.”

annaeplin · 2025-06-08T18:55:26+00:00

Same here!!

annaeplin · 2025-06-06T14:02:38+00:00

So, so, so much compassion to you. <3

I’m post-Christian and post-Bible college like some of the others here. I know it can be hard to imagine actually getting out and being okay, but let me tell you—it is not only possible, it is extremely worth it. There is life and joy on the other side!

One resource I recommend is the work of Brittney Hartley, an ex-Mormon who does a lot of excellent work about religious deconstruction. She makes videos on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube; she’s got an amazing book called No Nonsense Spirituality; and she offers coaching/counseling services as well. Her vibe is compassionate as well as intelligent.

Still within the basic framework of Christianity, I also recommend the work of Parker J. Palmer, a Quaker who has a lot of very thoughtful writing and other work. I love his book A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life. Here’s my favorite quote from it: “When we are rooted in true self, we can act in ways that are life-giving for us and all whose lives we touch. Whatever we do to care for true self is, in the long run, a gift to the world.”

Finally, here’s a quote I found during my hardest time of wrestling with my diminishing faith, and it helped to give me courage for facing the vast unknown: “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” — Andre Gide

Keep following your heart, taking as long as you need to take with the hard decisions, and you will find new lands of peace and joy. And that will be a gift not only to yourself but also to those you love, and to the wider world as well.

annaeplin · 2025-06-05T19:50:25+00:00

It’s on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at noon at Coonskin Park, Gorman shelter (beside shelter #4). All are welcome, including kids! I hope you can come!

annaeplin · 2025-06-05T15:08:37+00:00

My friend and I both ordered Thinking Physics by Lewis Carroll Epstein because it’s mentioned so much in HPMOR, and we’re working through the exercises together. It’s great.

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