Hannah Joy's Commonplace

I have ANOTHER cover to share with you! I do not know if this will become a regular occurrence on this blog, but cover reveals are...

It's finally here! Are you ready for an EPIC adventure? For flying warriors? For breathless escapes and non-stop action? Are you prepared...

Beyond Mulberry Glen by Millie Florence (another homeschool graduate!) was like a warm chocolate chip cookie to me. Rain drizzled...

One night, a scene snuck up on me. I imagined a boy running in a marvelous wood all alone. He was twelve (of course, because I was...

" Above all shadows rides the Sun" -Samwise Gamgee Some stories are like old friends. You read them over and over again throughout the...

First sentences? First sentences are sometimes the most exciting and delicious part of a book. You pick up a story all bound up in a...

Introduction This might be the last Holiness post I do, but I hope this one will be as much a comfort to you as it has been to me. A...

Do you love to run? I do. A commonplace journal isn’t just a place to record quotes that convey deep meaningful messages, but also those that are simply fun and special to you. I went through my two journals to find all the quotes I'd picked up over the years that involved running. There were a few that I had forgotten about and brought a smile to my face. On top of that I brought out an old short story I wrote. Both I want to share. Perhaps this post could have been called

Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key is one of those stories that feel like they’re written just for me. As you might already know,...

Everything is a different sort of book from what I usually read. I don't think it would be exaggerating to say I never read contemporary....

This is from The Austere Academy in The Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. I do not own this book so I have no picture to...

When I first read the Ashtown Burials by N.D. Wilson I did not like them very much. I remember disliking the attitude of the main...

And here is the very first quote ever to be included in my commonplace journal, and yes, it is about chocolate. Admittedly, I have often...

I warned you somewhere that some of the quotes I post here would be silly. This could count as a silly one, but it’s also one of those...

“Oh, Susan, there is no such thing as a common day. Every day has something about it no other day has. Haven’t you noticed?” - Anne of...