Book Review: Children of Earth and Sky

Book Review: Children of Earth and Sky

Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. What do a pirate, a spy, a painter, a merchant, and a soldier have in common? They are all key characters in this book, and they are all more than they seem. Children of Earth and Sky is a story about intertwined lives and...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

  The world's oldest known tree is 4,800 years old. Its location is secret. Because humans are awful. How Information Graphics Reveal Your Brain’s Blind Spots. More mind-bending: How to Apply Lateral Thinking to Your Creative Work. General Mills announced that it...

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Book Review: Six of Crows

Book Review: Six of Crows

Six of Crows (#1) by Leigh Bardugo. My husband asked what this book was about while I was reading it, and for brevity I answered "It's like Ocean's Eleven, but with magic." This is not an inaccurate representation, I think. There's a motley assortment of crooks...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

  Vaccines Don't Cause Autism, But That's Not the Point. This will make you reframe some thoughts. As one teen with autism put it: “When people talk about vaccines and autism it makes me feel like I’m not a person but a ‘bad result.’ It reminds me that no one...

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Taking Stock

Taking Stock

Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: a new cover for Pride & Prejudice over on my design blog. Cooking: Nothing at the moment. Drinking: Sweet tea. Reading: The Children of Earth & Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. Wanting: to get a...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

  Video of the week: What happened when the Free Hugs Project offered hugs at a Donald Trump rally and a Bernie Sanders rally. Top 250 Global Attractions. How many have you been to? I got 56. The next hot job in Silicon Valley is for poets. Because making AI's...

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Book Review: The Shadow Queen

Book Review: The Shadow Queen

The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire #1) by C.J. Redwine. Princess Lorelai has a great life- a loving family, a kingdom that dotes on her, budding magical power. Until her mother dies, and her father remarries. Her new stepmother seems charming at first, but is soon revealed...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

  Comic series of the week: Too Real Designer Problems. LOVE it. The next set in my Storybook Romance wedding invitation series is up on my design blog. The 36 Days of Type challenge on Instagram is pretty epic and awesome, if you haven't checked that out...

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About

Hi, I’m Amanda!

I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.

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Currently Reading

The Surviving Sky
Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Thinking, Fast and Slow


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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Amanda has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2023!
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