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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.
In the Valley
Do I have a new author to place in my mental “Will Read Anything This Person Writes” file? Yes. It’s Ron Rash.
Serena
I mentioned in a post yesterday that I had read the novel Serena by Ron Rash and couldn’t get my mind off the idea of “power.” Here is all I could think of while reading Serena: Claire Underwood from House of Cards. (Played so wickedly and convincingly by Robin Wright.) OMG OMG OMG.
Graywolf Press
Once in a while I post about the publishing industry. (Most recently Aug. 3, July 7, July 17, June 29…) To sum it up rather simplistically: There are 5 (maybe one day 4?) dominating publishing houses that put out so much of what we read. Publishing has a “diversity” problem. And there are definitely people trying to make things more accessible.
