It’s Christmas Eve. I’ve wrapped up my work day, (yes, I worked today) and it’s quiet here at home. I’m waiting for my husband to get home (yup, he had to work too) before starting the holiday celebration. Our festivities will be low key, just sharing cookies, wine, and good conversation with a few friends. … More Looking Back on A Year of Reading in 2024
I Haven’t Stopped Thinking About This Book I read this novel in early January 2022, finishing it over a long, chilly weekend, settled in to the chair closest to the fireplace with my two cats, Jack and Louie, curled up next to me, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Honestly, I haven’t stopped … More I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
I loved this book! Loved it. I feel like such a nerd, reading a book – cover-to-cover – about keeping a journal, but I don’t care because this book really, really helped me. Do you journal? If so, have you tried this method? Endless Lists I like writing things down. It makes be feel like … More The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll
Completely bonkers and highly entertaining! I read most of this book in one sitting. It is very readable, with short, laugh out loud chapters, yet still very poignant. Oh Eleanor! Yeah, I get it, having your long-term boyfriend leave you, followed by a breast cancer diagnosis, then moving back home with your mom as a … More The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett
I was in college when “Exile in Guyville” was released. I listened to it all the time. Liz Phair basically wrote the soundtrack to my coming-of-age years. I saw her at the Warfield in San Francisco in 1998, which felt like a big deal at the time given her stage fright. There she was under … More Horror Stories A Memoir by Liz Phair
The Seventeenth Line 