I'm new and old

[AllisonK]

I noticed a new Alison, age 16, recently joined. In my day "Allison" (the preferred spelling) (by me) was a rarity. I knew my status as a rarity was over while reading a mystery. My first dead Allison was a shock. Allison was originally a masculine name. (I'm trying to recall/answer the suggested questions.) I was searching for book discussions online. I got into one then noticed the entries were from 2006. It isn't easy to find a live and active group. Participation will be a challenge: I read a great deal, fiction and nonfiction. I think I read widely. But I have read very few of the books here. I'd be delighted to have my mind expanded and read new (to me) treasures I would otherwise have missed.

I do have a preference for supernatural fiction, mysteries, humor and thrillers. Nonfiction history. I love old and new books. I'm not ready to tell my writing aspirations yet.

If you heard of the Jersey Shore via Hurricane Sandy, I live at the North end. We were very lucky and only lost our electrical service. For a week. Another hurricane had the same effect the year before (without TV I read 12 books). So I'm afraid there is a global warming problem.

I've always loved quotations. This one is so extreme it would feel too rude to mention in some (other) forums. "The educated are to the uneducated as the living are to the dead".

[Chris OConnor]

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