Top Ten(ish) Escapist Fiction Books I Read and Loved in 2023
Alrighty, friends! Here’s a short list of books I read and loved in 2023. For the purpose of understanding whether this list is AT ALL, IN ANY WAY, helpful for you, please note: 1. I only read...
View ArticleWait. You can ACTUALLY SEE things in your brain??
OK, so, listen. Have you heard about this? Aphantasia? It’s the inability to “picture” or “see” or “visualize” things in the mind. Apparently, 2-4% of the population has aphantasia, but most have no...
View ArticleThe Kids Are Gonna Be Alright
Look at the darling young adult humans who let me love them. I call them all my babies. Friends, I am here to tell you definitively: the kids are gonna be alright. These precious ones are 17-20ish...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work for Me, So I Do This, Instead
I spent a while thinking about why New Year’s resolutions make me feel TIRED, ANXIOUS, and OVERWHELMED, especially since I actually WANT to assess the past and set goals for my future. I am, after all,...
View ArticleNuts and Bolts. Also, Unrelated, I’m Nuts, and I Bolted.
It’s been a conundrum, these past few years, trying to figure out how to allot writing time between a blog, a manuscript, a book proposal, and the socials. The socials are, of course, the most...
View ArticleFalling to Pieces: A Vindication for Autumn and Rest
suddenly there’s September. hopefully it brings things that August couldn’t.though I can’t help but wonderas I watch the leaves descend,if I could shed and fall to pieces as welland show up brand...
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