HI THERE! I'M BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI, FREELANCE WRITER, HISTORICAL RESEARCHER, & PERPETUAL SEEKER OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WELCOME TO MY SPACE WHERE I SHARE THE BOOKS I'M READING, MY SPIRITUAL FINDINGS, FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN, AND LOST STORIES. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.
Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus by Mary W. Shelley was much different than any film adaptation I’ve ever seen. To be honest I didn’t really like the book at all. I was very bored and restless throughout. I think I’ll stick with my favorite film adaptation, Young Frankenstein, where Gene Wilder plays Dr. Frankenstein, (he pronounces … Continue reading Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley …. HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃
Who’s ready for Halloween?? 🎃 I think I’ll cozy up under the covers and read some Poe tonight. Love the poem of his entitled, ‘Alone’. Give it a read and tell me what you think! . .Pictured is a 1951 Modern Library edition set inside an old clock my artist neighbor gutted and I snagged … Continue reading Poetry & Prose by Edgar Allan Poe
Pleased to announce one of my short stories was chosen for the last issue of The 3288 Review! The Legend of Adam Young is the story of platonic love between Adam Young and his friend Meg. So geeked right now!! . . . #literaryreview #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #bookshelf #booknerdigans #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booklover #bookphotography #photography #art #artistsoninstagram … Continue reading I’m published in a literary review!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If any of you would like to read an interesting book (which I’m sure you do), please try Walter de la Mare’s Desert Islands. I have a rule to buy any work of Walter de la Mare’s that I don’t already have; I like him a lot. Desert Islands is sort of a collection … Continue reading Desert Islands by Walter de la Mare
*Disclaimer: Again, I have no authority to teach you, if you disagree with my thinking that’s OK! . . It's Friday which means I'm sharing our next book of the Bible! I will say Leviticus and Numbers (I will talk about Numbers in two weeks) are two of the hardest books to get through because … Continue reading The book of Leviticus
I can’t do a book review today, but I wanted to share my little work of fiction is up on amazon and Barnes and Noble. http://bit.ly/ProperMourning . . . I continue to pursue an agent and publishers for my other fiction and poetry, but a few years ago I felt my first novel should get … Continue reading Proper Mourning by Brianne Turczynski
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love Walter de la Mare! Although I gave this a three, it is only because his other work is so fabulous that this one failed to thrill by comparison. Much of his work carries the theme of isolation. In The Return, although not his best work, the protagonist gets possessed by a dead … Continue reading The Return by Walter de la Mare
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A true story of how a gentleman of a certain age and of respectable appearance was swallowed alive by the crocodile in the arcade, and of the consequences that followed.” . . Oh, how I do LOVE Russian Literature! The humor in this short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky is so odd and satirical, yet … Continue reading The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Although written in 1915 this suspense novel by Joseph Conrad feels incredibly modern. I couldn’t believe the date myself as it seemed more like a mid-century novel. I liked it once it got rolling. Heyst is a loner who has spent much of his life living on an island, but when he rescues a … Continue reading Victory by Joseph Conrad
Disclaimer: I have no authority to teach you about any of these wonderful books, so if you read on, please take what I say lightly. As a writer I find the Bible an interesting home for allegory, I could decipher every line for a lifetime of endless fun for me, but for you, I can … Continue reading The Gospel of Matthew
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 