My "escape"

Posted Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 11:49 AM

I, like most people, enjoy a good "escape."

I open a book and close off the world around me. I get sucked into a world of fantasy and suspense.

I am transported to an island in the pacific, laying on the beach with the perfect tan and enjoying a glass of sweet tea.

Or I am the heroine who is trying to take out the evil demon who is destroying parts of the city.

I could also be an undercover agent that works for a multi-million dollar company and I am trying to steal the information that could be viable for curing global warming.

I am a vampire that is lurking in the night waiting for my dinner to approach.

My favorite is probably becoming the captain of a spaceship in another galaxy and making life or death decisions that have an impact on the future of space exploration.

I know all of this probably sounds silly, but I love to curl up with a good book and a glass of sweet tea just so I can get lost in the story.

I've tried to write a novel. Inevitably, my mind becomes all jumbled up and I can't sort through all the different plot lines and summaries going through my head. So when I sit down and read a story, I become envious of the author and the dramatic plot that is written. But still I read and become addicted to the story that for a short while, will take me away from my life of laundry, dishes and deadlines.

Reading is my passion. It relieves stress and provides me with entertainment. I couldn't live without books.

I encourage everyone who reads this to sit down with a good book and get lost in it.

Who knows, maybe one of you will become the author I dream of becoming.

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I don't know... they kind of information might be useful HAHAHAHAHA

-- Posted by sassypants on Tue, Aug 12, 2008, at 9:49 AM

Love this....but I think I might fix the typo in the 10th line of your post before sharing it with my students!!! LOL!

-- Posted by Bigpappy on Sat, Aug 9, 2008, at 8:24 PM

I recieved this today and I thought you all could understand.........LOL

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-- Posted by FlyinLion on Sat, Aug 9, 2008, at 12:59 PM

Reading is FUNdamental.......LOL!

I, too, enjoy a good book. Reading has provided many hours of enjoyment when there was nothing else to do and the "escape" from present situations.

-- Posted by FlyinLion on Fri, Aug 8, 2008, at 10:52 AM

Just finished _Breaking Dawn_ then? If not, you should be reading it; but only if you've already read _Twilight_, _New Moon_, and _Eclipse_. Just don't start when you're supposed to be working or you won't get your work accomplished. Then go to an online community and start writing your own story and reading others. Inspiring. And yes nice to get away for awhile. Like taking a vacation right in your own home.

-- Posted by Jenny Moore on Tue, Aug 5, 2008, at 2:35 PM

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