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Since 2012, I’ve been writing about books. And the act of reading. And the importance of story and narrative. But, mostly, the underlying theme of all I write is how taking a moment to stop and digest some longform text — instead of scrolling, instead of watching a video, instead of multitasking — can be one of the most grounding things we can do for ourselves. Here’s the one-stop online home for all this writing.
You can read more about me and my work by moseying over here. Want to peruse periodic “essay drops” — excerpts from my work-in-progress essay collection about Homesickness? Here ya go.
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name?
I try to volunteer a couple of times a month at the used bookstore attached to a Habitat ReStore. It’s called Julia’s Café & Books; it’s named after Julia Maulden, a woman who helped establish Habitat for Humanity locally.