My tweets

• Fri, 16:39: @shannonfisher I finally got "The Entitlement Trap" from the library. Mama book club? SAY YES!
• Fri, 17:10: So irritated. I want a bumper sticker to fly my Koʻolaupoko pride, but everything I find leaves out the ʻokina. How do you just a consonant?
• Fri, 17:14: Like, the ʻokina is a legit letter of the Hawaiʻian alphabet. It's how you know how to pronounce things.
• Fri, 17:46: RT @IndieFLL: It's out!!! Please take some time out of your day to check out the incredible @ainjelemme's new single #DamnTheMo... http://t…
• Fri, 18:37: I got a contact high from reading this. RT @dangermee: Best thing I've read all week. Seriously. Go read it. http://t.co/SODYgDyZvh
• Fri, 22:47: Put a hand out to keep the cat from jumping on my sore leg, and...well. Okay so I high fived the cat's face and now I can't stop laughing.
• Sat, 11:56: Sending suggestions to Seattle library to purchase a book based on a review I read on @HawaiiBookBlog. I like this day.
• Sat, 11:59: I'm #reading Middle Son by Deborah Iida http://t.co/3u5dHOeCL5

Review: Middle Son: A Novel, by Deborah Iida

I both adored this book and was completely frustrated by this book. I made my sister read it just so we could dish about all of the things we found problematic. There was a lot of dishing to do, though we agreed that we were very happy to have read it. The fact that it was a quick read really helped.

I haven't read nearly enough books set in an intimately authentic Hawaii, especially where the characters speak pidgin. Lately, have been on a kind of a mission to add more Hawaii dialect to my literary diet, which is how this book made its way into my hands. I am desperately seeking a book that speaks to my native sensibilities; one written by a local author for a local audience. I was hoping that this book could be one of them. It both was, and wasn't. I am both okay, and totally not okay with that. - See more at: http://www.runningnekkid.com/blog#sthash.OJ6LjPJz.dpuf