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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.
50 Book Recommendations on the Occasion of the Big 5-0
Hi!!! Did you have a nice Thanksgiving? This is me with what I guess is a maraca, but it sort of reads like a drumstick too. So, if you like turkey (I do not), maybe you can grab a drumstick and party hearty/hardy while drooling later this weekend. ‘Tis the season! (Guess I was teething, and yes, I also had some big-time allergies when I was little. But the ruddy cheeks just add to the whole enthusiastically disheveled look.)