From 8pm tonight until 8pm tomorrow, I’ll be reading. With a community of readers built over the course of more than 10 years, the Dewey’s 24-hour Readathon was created by a woman whose last name was Dewey. She began it in 2007, but died in 2008 where a group of colleagues decided to continue to carry the torch.

While it has changed hands one more time, I don’t feel more at home than participating in this readathon held a few times each year. But the summer readathon is special in that it’ a “reverse readathon”– one that for me in upstate New York begins at 8pm Friday rather than the traditional 8am Saturday.

I’ll also be moderating a few Goodreads hourly discussions and one blog post via their WordPress site which will keep me busy while doing my reading in all it’s forms. I’ve got my stack, plus extras to substitute if needed especially to complete the BINGO board or a mini-challenge. I’ve only NOT gotten a blackout for BINGO once and I blame it on COVID.

Snacks and food is generally planned (and baked). Loose tea replenished. Audiobooks loaded. Let’s do this.