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.
Just started reading this. The Life of St. Teresa of Avila by Herself. Heard she was very hardcore—visions and mystical occurrences. She was born in 1515 in Spain. She was a Christian mystic, like the monk Luis de Leon (I reviewed his work about a month ago), a category of Christianity under which my own … Continue reading The Life of St. Teresa of Avila by Herself
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️On this rainy day I want to remember one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. It is very different from the film as the book is more like a journal of events occurring on the African farm of Karen Blixen. I think her friendship with Denys Finch-Hatton is the most touching, and the … Continue reading Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Enjoy these pictures of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit! Part of Genesis is a lesson about diversity & inclusion. It is 50 chapters. I have 20 pages of notes on it, but I will try to explain what I got out of it to the best of my ability. I hope I can do … Continue reading Bible Talk: Brief intro to Genesis
Gearing up for our Bible talk on Genesis tomorrow? Here’s something... . . . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Not a favorite of mine, because it did not bring me joy but rather left me with the darkness of humanity. It is Steinbeck’s allegorical retelling of the book of Genesis. Featuring twins Cal … Continue reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck
⭐️⭐️ Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner. Did anyone like it? Anyone? I felt as if I were in that dark shuttered-up parlor the whole time with that old woman character—like for real. That’s how the story was, very dark, not in feeling but rather in what I could see of the story and what I … Continue reading Absalom, Absalom! By William Faulkner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Josie Underwood’s Civil War Diary will be the most romantic, beautifully written diary you’ll ever read!! This book is referenced throughout Winston Groom’s Shiloh where he highlights the love story between Josie, a Kentuckian, and a confederate soldier, Tom Grafton. I fell in love with this and often think of writing a musical play for … Continue reading Josie Underwood’s Civil War Diary!!
Anyone who has ever wanted to read the Bible but felt too overwhelmed by the task can check out my feed for a quick summary and discussion of the books. I will share what I thought with quotes etc. I am not a fundamentalist, I look at much of the Bible allegorically. You’ll see what … Continue reading Tune in Every Friday for Bible talks!
A couple weeks ago I finished the Bible. I read it in a year, taking an hour every morning to read three chapters. I filled three notebooks of my thoughts—arguments and extensions—of what I thought everything meant. There are 4,200 religions in the world. That is almost as many as there are languages spoken. Proof … Continue reading Today I review the Bible
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson is an epic poem about King Arthur and the Knights of the round table. They search for the Holy Grail which is an allegory for material possessions. SPOILER ALERT: most only find wandering fires. 🔥 😉 . . . Yes, I read this. And would probably read … Continue reading Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Beautiful in its simplicity is The Old Man and The Sea. I really enjoyed this book! Nothing really going on yet questions are raised and answers are given in a short span of time. A book about an old man’s perseverance holding on to the biggest catch of his life. He is painted as a … Continue reading The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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