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.
One more year brings a greater distance from those with whom I spent so much time. . . My little creation was completed in 2017/2018 and received a 5/5 for reader appeal, plot structure and pacing from a Writer’s Digest judge. As with other art forms, writers grow and perfect their craft over the years. … Continue reading Proper Mourning by Me 🦉
I love having fancy dinners. Tonight for New Year's Eve my husband’s cousin and I will be serving Cornish game hens, potatoes au gratin, scallops, and green beans with red pepper flakes and garlic for a small party at me casa. When it comes to setting the table I have always consulted my book of … Continue reading The Complete Book of Etiquette by Amy Vanderbilt
The Railroad Question by William Larrabee is a book I purchased not only for its beauty but for its subject matter. The question tossed around in this book, which was written in 1895, was whether railroads should be privately owned or owned and regulated by the government. The author declares from the start that they … Continue reading The Railroad Question by William Larrabee
Help! I think I’m going to give up on this. Should I or no? I made it 183 pages, and I just don’t care about any of the characters and James is not articulate enough for me to really know what is going on 100% of the time—I don’t like his writing style, if it’s … Continue reading Need advice!!
With my Bible readings I also read one psalm every day. For an introduction to the Bible this would be a good start—just read one psalm every day. The book of Psalms is a collection sacred songs and poems glorifying God. Most of them are written by King David, but my favorites are those written … Continue reading The book of Psalms
"Then the Lord raised up judges who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.” –Judges 2:16 . . . Judges is one of my favorite books of the Old Testament. In this book, God raises up 12 judges over the course of 325 years to help keep the Israelites on the right path. … Continue reading The book of Judges
Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens is a collection of three children’s stories: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, & The Cricket on the Hearth. According to May Lamberton Becker who wrote the introduction for this collection, “Night after night [Dickens] tramped the dark and silent streets of London, sometimes for as many as fifteen miles, while … Continue reading Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my mother when I was 12 years old. I was excited to read it, though back then I didn’t read often but liked the idea of reading books, haha. I had a nice little collection by the time I graduated high school. I loved the cozy … Continue reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Said to be the calming pastoral voice for Robert Louis Stevenson, The Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a Presbyterian minister in Edinburgh, Scotland in the early 1800s. Although very passionate in his vocation to ‘Save’ individuals and bring them to Christ, almost obnoxiously so, M’Cheyne’s writing is beautiful and his love & passion for his … Continue reading Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 