Deal Me In Short Stories

 

I am going to participate in the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge.  I love short stories but rarely read them...this is a great challenge for me to read one per week!

What is the goal of the project?
To read 52 short stories in 2014 (that’s only one per week)
What do I need?
1) Access to at least fifty-two short stories (don’t own any short story collections or anthologies? See links to online resources below)
2) A deck of cards
3) An average of perhaps just thirty minutes of reading time each week

Here is a link if you want to join:
https://bibliophilica.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-deal-me-in-2015-sign-up

Story	Author	Suit	Card	Status
Where There's Smoke: A Short Story	by Jodi Picoult	♥	A
Miss Merriweathers marriage	Kathleen Y'Barbo	♥	K
Home to Pebble Creek		♥	Q
Christmas at Pebble Greek		♥	J
Special Delivery (Valentine Short Story)		♥	2
Weightless		♥	3
The Glass Case	Kristin Hannah	♥	4
Magic Touch	Dara England	♥	5
Out of the storm		♥	6
Waking Kate		♥	7	COMPLETE
Honeymooning: A Cypress Hallow Yarn Story		♥	8
Freaks: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story		♥	9
The Provincials	Daniel Alarcon,	♥	10
Bravery	Charles Baxter	♠	A
Malaria. Mental illness.	Michael Byers,	♠	K
Miss Lora	Junot Diaz,	♠	Q
Horned Men*	Karl Taro Greenfeld	♠	J
The Third Dumpster	Gish Jen,	♠	2
Encounters with Unexpected Animals	Bret Anthony Johnston,	♠	3
Magic Men	Sheila Kohler	♠	4
The Chair	David Means	♠	5
A Voice in the Night	Steven Milhauser	♠	6
Referential	Lorrie Moore	♠	7
Train	Alice Munro	♠	8
Chapter Two	Antonya Nelson	♠	9	COMPLETE
Nemecia	Kirstin Valdez Quade	♠	10
Philanthropy	Suzanne Rivecca	♦	A
The Semplica Girl Diaries	George Saunders	♦	K
The World to Come	Jim Shepard	♦	Q
The Wilderness	Elizabeth Tallent	♦	J
The Tunnel, or The News From Spain	Joan Wickersham	♦	2
Breatharians	Callan Wink	♦	3
Wish Upon A Star	Lainey Bancroft	♦	4
Tears For Hesh	J. Michael Radcliffe	♦	5
You Can Call Me Ari	Darcia Helle	♦	6
Flames	Maria Savva	♦	7
Minor Details	Jaleta Clegg	♦	8
Ice Cream Man	Neil Schiller	♦	9
No Eyes But Mine Shall See	Sharon E. Cathcart	♦	10
The First Texas Twister	Magnolia Belle	♣	A
Shadow Lantern	Gareth Lewis	♣	K
Stained	Amy Saunders	♣	Q
What Was Lost `	James Sophi	♣	J
The Art of Breathing	Jaime McDougall	♣	2
Soul Windows	Jaleta Clegg	♣	3
I Didn't Know His Name	Darcia Helle	♣	4
Red Route	James Everington	♣	5
Make A Wish	Susan Helene Gottfried	♣	6
The Last Chance Motel and Mausoleum	Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick	♣	7
Isolation	Maria Savva	♣	8
Beyond The Green Hills	Tom Gahan	♣	9
From Joy We Come, Unto Joy We Return	Ami Blackwelder	♣	10

Where are you Reading 2015 Challenge

This challenge sounds so fun!! Where are you Reading?  In this challenge you try to read in all US states.  If you would like to join this challenge here is the link:


http://bookjourney.net/2014/12/06/where-are-you-reading-challenge-2015/


Here is my map!

Book Bingo Challenge

I am going to try the Book Bingo Challenge.  I always wonder if I read enough for these challenges but this one goes from Jan - March so I am going to give it a go!!

If you want to participate sign up at:
http://great-imaginations.com/2015/01/bookish-bingo-2015-new-year/

2015 Snagged @ the Library Reading Challenge

I am joining the Snagged at the library reading challenge hosted by Geeky Bloggers and The Book Nympho.  This one shold be good for me since most of my books come from the library! :)
My goal is 12 books

1. Dewey Decimal: read 12 books
2. Thrifty Reader: read 24 books

but maybe I can get to 24! :)


If you are interested in joining the challenge here is the link:

http://www.geekybloggersbookblog.com/2015-snagged-the-library-challenge-sign-up/

2015 Historical Romance Reading Challenge

Herding Cats & Burning Soup is hosting a Historical Romance Reading Challenge.  I am joining this challenge and am hoping to hit: 1--6 books

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If you are interested in joining you can find the info here:
http://www.herdingcats-burningsoup.com/2014/12/sign-up-2015-historical-romance-reading.html

2015 Challenge -

I am joining the TBR Pile Reading Challenge to try to cull my TBR pile!  My goal is to read 1-12 which would rate me as

1-10 A Firm Handshake

but maybe I can get to:

11-20 A Friendly Hug

 

If you want to join the rules are here...

 

http://evie-bookish.blogspot.com/2014/12/2015-tbr-pile-reading-challenge-sign-ups.html