Battlestar Eclectic

Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.

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I’m a writer with a background in journalism and a penchant for writing down my poetry, screenplays and random musing. I’m also a mom of two and die-hard rock ‘n roll fan.

Category: books

  • Random musing: Kids and books

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  • Book Talk: “Tiger Eyes” by Judy Blume

    I love the laughs in Tales of a “Fourth Grade Nothing” and was titillated when, in fifth grade, friends began passing around the book “Forever.” Still, my favorite Judy Blume book is the elegiac “Tiger Eyes.” A girl from Atlantic City–soul-shaken after the murder of her father–tries to find her footing when her family moves…

  • Bite-sized Autobiography: Little House on the Prairie

    I am often very hard on myself. We’re talking all aspects. Appearance. Finances. Career performance. Housekeeping. Parenting. Paperwork. However, there is one thing I have done that makes me proud. I’ve read aloud, prolifically, to both my children. My daughter Savannah, 11, and I have been barreling through the Little House books at a rapid…