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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on July 20, 2018June 10, 2020

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Between my job, my novel, my travels, and this here blog, it’s been a chaotic and frustrating year for my reading. As I have stated in some of my recent … Continue reading No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Cormac McCarthy, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 24, 2018June 10, 2020

The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty

It’s been a while since my last book review here on TumbleweedWrites, and I’ve always considered the sharing my reading adventures to be the backbone of the blog. Life has … Continue reading The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Kansas, Reading, Review, Skepticism
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on March 8, 2018June 10, 2020

Five Guys Read Hemingway: My Reading Experiment

I’ve discussed my relationship with reading many times on this blog. It’s the skill I’m most eager to improve day-in, day-out. It’s something that’s absolutely fundamental to the way I … Continue reading Five Guys Read Hemingway: My Reading Experiment

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Fiction, Hemingway, Literature, Millenial, Reading, Research
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 7, 2018June 10, 2020

Homeland by R.A Salvatore

I’ve always been bad at multi-tasking. It’s a skill I want to improve, but I feel like I’m wired in some way to be consumed by a singular focus. I … Continue reading Homeland by R.A Salvatore

Categories: BooksTags: Books, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Fantasy, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 23, 2017June 10, 2020

The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year!

2017 has been a great year for my reading. It wouldn’t be hyperbolic to say that this was the year I rediscovered reading- certainly in terms of reading for pleasure. … Continue reading The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year!

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 2, 2017June 10, 2020

3 Experimental Novels That Inspired Me!

Today I’d like to highlight three novels I read that challenged the accepted definitions of what exactly a novel is. During my life I’ve gone through several reading phases. I … Continue reading 3 Experimental Novels That Inspired Me!

Categories: Books, WritingTags: Avant-Garde, Books, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on November 14, 2017June 10, 2020

3 Short Stories I Can’t Get Out Of My Head

Today I’m doing a little short story roundup. I’ve recently submitted a few short stories to magazines and competitions, and I thought it might be interesting to share with you … Continue reading 3 Short Stories I Can’t Get Out Of My Head

Categories: Books, WritingTags: Books, Reading, Short Story, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 31, 2017June 10, 2020

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

My 2017 reading schedule has seen me go back and forth not only between genres of fiction, but between old books and new. I’ve made a sizable dent in the … Continue reading Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

Categories: BooksTags: Anne Tyler, Books, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 20, 2017June 10, 2020

10 Books That Defined My Teenage Years

A week later and my bookcase is starting to take its new shape. The back rows are filled with old, second-hand tomes on the “Social Contract” and “Marxism After Marx”. … Continue reading 10 Books That Defined My Teenage Years

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 17, 2017June 10, 2020

The Giver & Nostalgic Reading

What I straight-facedly refer to as the organized mess of my room has reached its zenith. There are so many stacks of books on the floor I can no longer … Continue reading The Giver & Nostalgic Reading

Categories: Books, PersonalTags: Books, Nostalgia, Reading, The Giver
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 13, 2017August 9, 2023

The Books Of My Childhood

At the moment I’m in the middle of reorganizing my bookshelves. I’ve got too many books and too little space, as evidenced by the tall stacks that have formed across … Continue reading The Books Of My Childhood

Categories: Books, Personal, WritingTags: Books, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on September 14, 2017

Bone Horses by Lesley Poling-Kempes

I picked up Lesley Poling-Kempes’ novel Bone Horses whilst my roommates and I were on one of our signature runs for second hand books and Vietnamese smoothies in South Houston. … Continue reading Bone Horses by Lesley Poling-Kempes

Categories: FictionTags: Books, Lesley Poling-Kempes, New Mexico, Reading

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