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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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100 Words for Headache
A piece I've been working on for about a year... Started with my best friend, Dorothy Albertini, writing the first stanza of 100 words,...
tatedecaro
Feb 265 min read
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2024 Books in Review
60 books this year: Authors - 50 Women, 8 Men, 2 Non-Binary 55 fiction, 5 non-fiction Years published ranging from 2011-2024, with one...
tatedecaro
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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Chicago, June 2024
Visited Chicago for a conference for work, but I went a day early and stayed a day late so I could do a few fun things on my own! Shedd...
tatedecaro
Jun 28, 20241 min read
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Amsterdam: the last bits & pieces
Final post! Our Lord of the Attic: 17th-century Catholic Church built on the top three floors of a canal house during the 1660s. It is a...
tatedecaro
May 13, 20242 min read
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Amsterdam: Keukenhof & Van Gogh
Keukenhof Gardens - https://keukenhof.nl/en/ The Van Gogh Museum - https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en And outside of the Van Gogh Museum and...
tatedecaro
May 12, 20241 min read
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Zaandam & Zaanse Schans
Day trip to two nearby towns... Zaandam (the large building that looks like lots of buildings stacked together is a hotel): Zaanse Schans...
tatedecaro
May 12, 20241 min read
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Amsterdam: Street Art / STRAAT
One of my favorite days was my visit to the STRAAT Museum, showcasing street art and graffiti - inside and out! It's located at a former...
tatedecaro
May 11, 20241 min read
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Amsterdam: Part 1
I can't fit it all in one post, so this is Part One. Here are a lot of the things I did and saw while wandering the streets of Amsterdam....
tatedecaro
May 10, 20242 min read
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The Final 40
In May of 2023 I wrote a poem using the titles of the first 30 books I read that year, and called it The First 30. Well, now here is The...
tatedecaro
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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2023 Books in Review
Totally baffled as to how I managed to read more this year than any other year, including those couple of pandemic years where I was just...
tatedecaro
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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The Book Thieves 2024 Line-Up
Each October my book club, The Book Thieves, meets to choose our books for the following year. This is our list for 2024 (minus the...
tatedecaro
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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A Callery Pear Tree's Saplings
9/11/23 - 22 years later (Each section below has 100 words. This is part of a practice I've been trying to maintain of writing 100 words...
tatedecaro
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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Weekend in Buffalo
After realizing that the two weeks straight of eyelid twitching I'd been experiencing was probably more due to stress than a lack of...
tatedecaro
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Buffalo murals
So many fabulous murals and other public art out in the streets of Buffalo!
tatedecaro
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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Music City - Nashville, TN
I recently had the opportunity to visit Nashville, TN for a conference, and decided to fly in a few days early to explore "music city,"...
tatedecaro
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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The First 30
A few days ago I was talking to Dorothy about how I've read 30 books so far this year, and we were talking about how a lot of them have...
tatedecaro
May 30, 20233 min read
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It Never Ends (a free-write)
TW: Gun violence in schools March 30, 2023 – morning free-write It never ends. It never ends. There’s a secret door to a secret room with...
tatedecaro
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Louisville, KY
I took a road trip to visit Louisville, KY for a week's vacation, just to explore somewhere new, and see an old college friend and her...
tatedecaro
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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The Textures of Goodbye.
Today I wrote the following... poem, I guess? And I wanted to share it. The Textures of Goodbye. “See you soon” is the smoothest duvet...
tatedecaro
Jan 17, 20233 min read
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David Mudgett paintings
Since June 2022 we've had almost 30 paintings by my maternal grandfather, David Mudgett, have been on display at NTID's Dyer Arts Center...
tatedecaro
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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