Happy Halloween, Bookworms! I’m looking forward to trick-or-treaters tonight! It’s supposed to rain, so perhaps we won’t reach our record of 300 ghosts and goblins, but it should be fun regardless. Anyway, today also marks the end of my all-scary-all-the-time reading binge. I’m celebrating by discussing the final installment of Mira Grant’s Newsflesh trilogy, Blackout. As I mentioned… Read more »
Month: October 2013
Top Ten Tuesday: Literary Costume Edition
Howl do you do, Bookworms? Today is Tuesday, and, as is traditional, I’m going to be making a list with the fabulous ladies at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic was supposed to be Top Ten Spooky Book covers or Top Ten Halloween Reads. However, I’m feeling rebellious (and I pretty much covered… Read more »
Deadline by Mira Grant
Hey There Bookworms! You’re reading Words for Worms from my new self hosted site. Eeep! I tried to post a notice on the old account, but it errored out, so ignore that if you saw it. You probably don’t need to do a darn thing to keep following me as I’ve been using wordsforworms.com as… Read more »
We’ve Moved!
That’s right, the switch has been made! Words for Worms is now a self-hosted site. If you have bookmarked this page, please update that bookmark with our new address: wordsforworms.com
We've Moved!
That’s right, the switch has been made! Words for Worms is now a self-hosted site. If you have bookmarked this page, please update that bookmark with our new address: wordsforworms.com
Confession Friday: I Eat Kiddie Cereal
Confession time, Bookworms! I think there’s a law of the universe that says once you’ve reached a certain age you’re supposed to develop a taste for boring grown-up cereals. It would seem I fail at being an adult. Keep your bran flakes! Anything with chocolate and/or marshmallows is what strikes my fancy. The thing is,… Read more »
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Salutations Bookworms, I love October. The air is getting crisp and apples are in season. It makes me want to snuggle up and read even more than usual! In continuation of my dark and spooky October reading fest, I decided to pick up Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Coraline is a little girl who is bored out of… Read more »
What's In A Name? Top Ten Tuesday Talks Literary Names!
How Goes It, Bookworms? Things are lovely here in my neck of the woods. Fall is in the air, Halloween is around the corner, and all is well. The only way it could be any better? A LIST! That’s right y’all. It’s TOP TEN TUESDAY and I’m joining up with the ladies of the Broke… Read more »
Contributing to the Literacy of a Minor
G’day Bookworms! It’s Monday, which is not fun. However, I had a fabulous weekend, and that helps make up for it. I went back to the homestead in the Chicago burbs. There I spent some QT with the fam, met up with some pals from high school who also happen to read my blog (Jackie… Read more »
Feed Me, Seymour! (Feed by Mira Grant)
Hidey Ho, Bookworms! I’ve been having an absolute blast reading all these scary books lately. I kept hearing great things about the Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant- I simply couldn’t stop myself from picking up a copy of Feed. The Zombie Apocalypse? Been there, done that. This book takes place 30 years post outbreak. Apparently the virus that causes… Read more »