Author: michardillo
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By Your Passion
By your cross We were redeemed By your childhood We were raised By your hands We were led By your feet We were brought By your words We were taught By your miracles We were awed By your parables We were molded By your psalms We were enriched By your side We remain By your…
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Grammar for Grown-Ups
Here’s a cute little graphic to help you with two words that are often confused! Now, Dessert Island is a place I’d really like to visit! Enjoy! Need Grammar for Grown-ups sessions, via Zoom, one-on-one or in a small group? I’m here to help with all your writing, editing, and grammar needs!
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Book Review: You Had Me at Pet-Nat: A Natural Wine-Soaked Memoir by Rachel Signer
When requesting this book to read and review, I thought it was a novel, but I have since learned from Googling the author that it is a memoir. I’ve read a lot of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs over the years, and this book reads more like a novel to me. It was great learning the…
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Book Review: Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
By Anthony Doerr (Published June 12, 2007 by Scribner Book Company) I realize I am late to joining the Anthony Doerr fan club, but I tore through this piece of nonfiction in less than two days. I probably would have finished it in one day had I not stopped so frequently to admire his wide…
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Book Review: The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry
This debut novel by Pamela Terry represents authentic Southern storytelling. It unfolds slowly and the reader gets to know the characters and plot as it is peeled back layer by layer like a Vidalia onion. So much of the story resonated with me as a Louisiana native whose mother was first generation Scottish-American. Lila’s descriptions…
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Tween and Teen Book Recommendations
March 12, 2021, marks the one year anniversary of the last day I was teaching in my classroom last school year. It seems like eons ago, doesn’t it? This pandemic and quarantine business has been very difficult and challenging for all of us. With the third quarter of the 2020-2021 school year almost over, we…
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Book Review: The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton by Eleanor Ray (Gallery Books, June 2021)
I’m glad I persevered with this book. When I was at 27%, I wasn’t sure I wanted to finish it. But, I hate leaving books unfinished out of respect for the author and the hard work involved in bringing a book project to fruition. The beginning of the book focuses a lot on Amy’s hidden…
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Grammar for Grownups
Just for fun: How many of these can you check off? ☐ Do you ever lose your train of thought when you stumble upon a typo while reading a magazine or newspaper article? ☐ Do you cringe when you see a billboard or signage in a store with an apostrophe being used to show possession…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 