I'll be honest, reading has been slooooooow this week. I'm pretty stressed out about various life things. Reading is my safe space, but sometimes my brain just says, "nope". Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar After their 2021 entertaining/depressing book, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, these amazing sisters are back with The World Record … Continue reading My Week in Reading – Jan. 31st, 2023
My Week in Reading – Jan. 23rd, 2023
Wayward Children As I mentioned last week, I finally started Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. I am not a big series reader at all, but I love the concept of children finding random doors to other worlds, and then having to essentially go to rehab to deal with how awful the real world is in … Continue reading My Week in Reading – Jan. 23rd, 2023
Literary Nonsense – June 8th, 2020
It all seems a bit silly to even consider anything as frivolous as reading at the moment. But given there is evidence that those who read fiction are more empathetic than your average person, maybe now is more important than ever to talk about books. Black Lives Matter I widen my perspective through reading, and … Continue reading Literary Nonsense – June 8th, 2020
My Favorite Short Stories of the Year
As you may know, back in April I decided to read a short story every day. While I may not have read a story every single day (see: parenting), I’ve read over 200 stories, and I don’t intend on stopping any time soon. It was hard to narrow down my favorites. I kept a handy … Continue reading My Favorite Short Stories of the Year