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neenamaiya

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#Writer from Guyana (South America). Lover of people, #books, music, art, sea, earth, sky and everything in between. First book out: Big Ole Home By De Sea. Slices of life in #Guyana. Humour, lyrics-prose & ludicrous things. More coming! Find me here: https://neenamaiya.carrd.co/ Warning: #Creolese in use sometimes. Also, tongue in cheek & foot in mouth.

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lowqualityfacts , to random
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I somehow never knew this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts How many legs?

neenamaiya , to bookstodon group
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Amalivaca is a well-known legend coming from the people of , St. America.

Amalivaca means: child of my searching. The story is beautifully retold by one of our finest writers, Jan Carew. There are so many stories based in Guyana, I wish the whole world could read them:

https://neenamaiya.substack.com/p/jungle-books

@bookstodon @bookstodon

lowqualityfacts , to random
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DeSantis is the worst.

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts Isn’t he minority?

lowqualityfacts , to random
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That makes sense.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts Bandits in 3rd world countries use coconut oil.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I love giraffes.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts I’m so tempted to believe this.

neenamaiya , to bookstodon group
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My pile on . @bookstodon
Books from various countries.

Piles of books on my window sill. Books from various countries.

CindySue , to bookstodon group
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What is everyone reading? I feel like I haven't picked a book up in ages.

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neenamaiya ,
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@CindySue @bookstodon The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories. I’m reading it slowly so it can last forever.

stephenwhq , to bookstodon group
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Hello Authors of Masto?

Short story collections. Strong theme, or just the best stories? Can a collection include nightmares and light-hearted stuff? (An experienced author says a good collection does not vary wildly in tone. But my stuff does).

what do you think as a reader, and what do you do yourself?

@bookstodon

PS I have some free on my website

https://stephencox.co.uk/?page_id=184

neenamaiya ,
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@stephenwhq @bookstodon Everything. I’d happily read a book that has a mix of short stories, poems, one line stories, essays.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I never would have guessed.
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neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts Many travellers think it’s sand, it’s actually a mirage, it’s not sand, it’s water.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Confusing, but true.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts Strange but true…there were North Koreans in Guyana.

Likewise , to bookstodon group
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Short Stories.

Love ‘em, hate ‘em, somewhere in the middle?

Years ago one of my dear friends (who is a huge bookworm) and I were talking. She told me she hated short stories. I can’t remember why or if she even told me a reason. This conversation has stuck with me, because I struggle with them- why? I have no idea. I have tried different tactics to overcome this. I am s l o w l y reading one now, but I don’t gravitate toward it (not the one pictured, but it’s one I really want to read if I can ever get there).

I’d love to hear your thoughts.
@bookstodon

neenamaiya ,
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@Likewise @bookstodon Stories are stories, short, big fat novels…I love them all.

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon group
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@bookstodon Do you own any autographed books? If so, did you personally meet the author at a signing?

neenamaiya ,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon Only one book. The Secret Life Of Winnie Cox by Sharon Maas. I won it at her book launch. It’s a delish book. But I get the feeling that some people are intimidated by the cover. I love the cover.

beexcessivelydiverting , to bookstodon group
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The and Newsletter Issue #5 Valentine’s Day in the Regency era as told by gifs and memes!

https://excessivelydiverting.substack.com/p/austen-bronte-newsletter-issue-05-valentines-day?publication_id=2233006&post_id=141623385&isFreemail=false&r=1ep55

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neenamaiya ,
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@beexcessivelydiverting @bookstodon I’ve read some of the ToS but who can read ALL of it when you’re hurrying to sign up? Based on what people have complained about, and news items, I think we know / suspect they do all of this mentioned. Sometimes, I google weird things I make up just for the heck of it. Let them do what they want to with that.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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That is good to know.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts “Sweet dreams are made of this.”🎶😃

neenamaiya , to bookstodon group
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Wot I wrote today:

“Hello fellow book lovers, I often see this question doing the rounds on social media:

Which book character are you the most in love with?”

@bookstodon

https://neenamaiya.substack.com/p/who-do-you-love

skaeth , to bookstodon group
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What are your thoughts on DNF (Did Not Finish)-ing books? Do you feel guilty about it? Do you worry you missed out on something? Or are you confident in dropping a book and reaching for the next one?

At what point are you most likely to DNF, if ever? What sorts of things cause you to DNF?

My friend, book blogger Kriti, was musing on these questions a while back, and it sparked this new post: https://armedwithabook.com/dealing-with-dnf-the-practice-of-did-not-finish/

@bookstodon

neenamaiya ,
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@skaeth @bookstodon Some books I struggle with heavily, but I force myself to read to the end. Then I think about what I’ve read, and what the writer is trying to say. Usually, I end up being glad I finished reading the book. There’s only one book that I absolutely hhhhhate, and feel it was a total waste of time. It was a highly popular book.

neenamaiya , to bookstodon group
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Eeeeek 😳 Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk is giving the creeps!! @bookstodon

Don’t tell me the ending, don’t tell me how it ends!!

neenamaiya OP ,
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@movation @bookstodon It’s certainly food for thought…so far, especially in light of world events…war and so on.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

neenamaiya ,
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@lowqualityfacts It gets a bit stale on our shore though. Too much rum.

neenamaiya , to bookstodon group
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I’ve just discovered yet another reason to read children’s books…they’re healing. @bookstodon

dvmheather , to bookstodon group
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My bookish goals for 2024 and a call for suggestions

https://www.spiritblog.net/bookish-goals

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neenamaiya ,
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@dvmheather @bookstodon Last year, I rediscovered a very slim novel that’s HUGE in humour and history: The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon.

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