2021 Reads
In 2020, I managed to squeeze in 52 books for the year, so for 2021, I made that my target for my year’s reading goal. I surpassed that number and read a total of 67 books. As I’ve done for...
Mandie Hines Author Blog
2021 Local Reads
For the last couple of years, I’ve written a post about the books I’ve read from local authors during the previous year. Oftentimes, I post photos on social media when I’m reading the book and I’ll leave a review for...
Poem: Message in a Bottle
Message in a Bottle I put these things quietly into the world – social media likes, encouragement, support, book reviews, poems – my handwriting scrawled across lined sheets, placed carefully into bottles, tossed into the sea. I never know if...
Poem: As Anyone
I am different than you than anyone. I am uncomfortable in my own skin of differentness wondering why I can’t get in line with everyone else. I am the same as you as anyone. I am an echo or cliché...
Poem: What Hides Behind My Smile
Teeth know better than anyone what a person is going through. When my grandfather died they packed together at night clenching, trying to hold each other. They see salty rivers pass by when the dam breaks and the lips don’t...
