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The last time we had this prompt, I recommended some well-known sites that I enjoy. This time around, I’m going to try to stick to bloggers who sites I enjoy and who I believe should have much bigger audiences.
Ruined Chapel. My friend Berthold Gambrel reviews films, books, and occasionally other types of media from many different genres on this blog. I’ve discovered some great indie and older stuff through him, so go say hello if you’re in the market for stories that are a little off the beaten path. He’s a friendly person who loves meeting new folks.
Black Outdoors. I don’t know Jacqueline personally, but I love reading her posts about all sorts of outdoor activities that she’s tried. She writes such descriptive posts about what she enjoyed (or, occasionally, didn’t enjoy so much) about them.
Voices for Vaccines. This site share stories about people who caught vaccine-preventable diseases. With measles cases currently surging in North America, I think it’s critical to remember why vaccination is important and what happens when a community loses herd immunity.
Dr. Grumpy. Yes, I’ve recommended him before, but he’s a perennial favourite. While Voices for Vaccines is often tragic, Dr. Grumpy is the place to go for funny medical stories about things his patients have said and done.
Mock Ramblings. Michael and I met in the comment section of someone else’s blog many years ago, and I’ve been following his blog ever since. He talks about writing, Dungeons & Dragons, science fiction, music, and more. My favorite posts of his are about the funny things his kids have said over the years.
Bookwyrm Knits. Nicole is someone I met through Top Ten Tuesday several years ago. She talks about knitting, reading, and random bookish things. One of these days I’m going to learn to knit so I can emulate her and share my creations, too, because she is a good influence on me. 🙂
Dini Panda Reads. Dini is another kindred spirit I met through Top Ten Tuesday who talks about the most interesting books. Every once in a while, she shares cool stories about life in Indonesia which I also enjoy reading. The climate she lives in is so different from cold and snowy Canada at this time of year!
Leah’s Books. She is Top Ten Tuesday kindred spirit #3 on this list. We have such similar taste in books that what she reads often sounds really good to me. Her friendly personality is delightful, too. Even though we’ve never met, I kind of feel like we have because of how easy she is to talk to.
Deb@Readerbuzz. And here is Top Ten Tuesday friend #4. Her Sunday Salon posts make the blogosphere a friendlier place.
Sabeeha Harehman. We first met on Twitter probably about 10 years ago. While I don’t talk her as much since leaving that site in 2022, seeing a new post from her in my RSS feed still makes me smile. She is an intelligent and thoughtful person whose blog posts are well worth reading.
Here are some characters I’d like to meet.
Occasionally, new books are released that are written in the form of poetry. That is to say, the entire story is told through one poem (or, more often, many different poems) that push the character and plot development forward.
A Man Called Ove 
Maybe a character said something really profound or romantic or hilarious or heartbreaking. You could share witty one-liners, mic-drop moments, snippets of funny dialogue between multiple characters, catchphrases, quotes that have become a part of pop culture–like “May the odds be ever in your favor.”, etc.
Taking long, meandering photography walks
One of the reasons why I enjoy science fiction so much is how often authors in this genre set their tales in alternate universes, alternate timelines, or in versions of the past or future that are likewise different from our own in important ways.
Here are some fictional worlds I would not like to visit due to how dangerous they are:
As I mostly review and discuss speculative fiction books on my blog, that’s the genre I will be narrowing down this week’s prompt to.