I saw this piece of poetry recently, and I felt, well…seen. Not patted on the back for how well I take a hit. Or how many. I have built my brand around being the girl who’s always fine. I got it. I can survive this. It’s not like I am in a prison camp. Others… Continue reading The girl who’s always fine
Control
I make my bed every day now. I don’t eat breakfast. Or lunch. I put away errant things that are still out from dinner last night. I wipe down the countertop and the table, not just every day, but every time I walk past them. Every time I make coffee. Every time I wash my… Continue reading Control
This used to be a blog about books
And it might be again, someday. For a while, I was here practically every day, opining about reading, and authors, and books. Books are my world, you see, the one thing that I can usually count on, the one thing that never lets me down. You know what does let me down? My stupid, neurodivergent… Continue reading This used to be a blog about books
Week Fifty: Rival Radio
Kathryn Nolan wrote one of my favorite romance books of 2021, the sublime On the Ropes. A witty, heartfelt, steamy love letter to Philadelphia, and to community and found family, I really, really loved it. So, expectations were high for this one. These two on-air enemies can't stop rubbing each other the wrong way in… Continue reading Week Fifty: Rival Radio
Week Forty-Nine: Maggie Moves On
***This is a review of an upcoming release. This title is scheduled to be released on June 21, 2022.*** Lucy Score is a bit of a conundrum for me. I have said in this space before that she OWNS me, and I stand by that. But earlier today, when I was talking about the books… Continue reading Week Forty-Nine: Maggie Moves On
Week Forty-Eight: An Island Summer
I wanted to love this book, y’all. It has a gorgeous cover, and the synopsis seemed right in my wheelhouse— All that Meghan Gray has left of her beloved Pappy is his cottage on the edge of the shimmering Atlantic Ocean. Longing to feel close to her grandfather, she returns to the golden sands of… Continue reading Week Forty-Eight: An Island Summer
Love Your Library: April/May 2022
I was out of town at my friend’s memorial at the end of April and didn’t realize that I completely forgot to do an April recap until I was halfway through May…and then it was time to get ready for my cruise so…I’m gonna just do two monster months together. Honestly, I would probably just… Continue reading Love Your Library: April/May 2022
Week Forty-Seven: The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle
ALBERT ENTWISTLE WAS A POSTMAN. It was one of the few things everyone knew about him. And it was one of the few things he was comfortable with people knowing.64-year-old Albert Entwistle has been a postie in a quiet town in Northern England for all his life, living alone since the death of his mam… Continue reading Week Forty-Seven: The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle
Week Forty-Six: Book Lovers
I made a terrible mistake with this book. I started it on a cruise ship, a cruise I was on with friends, friends who had a reasonable expectation that I would pay attention to them. For an entire day, I did not. I read this book in the Japanese restaurant at lunch. I read it… Continue reading Week Forty-Six: Book Lovers
Gone Fishin’
So, I haven’t been around much—-ok, or at all—this week as I prepare for my first vacation since March of 2020. We leave in scant hours, and I am thrilled, exhausted, and anxious. But mostly thrilled. And exhausted. I may check-in with a Sunday Post if I have time, or I may just be back… Continue reading Gone Fishin’
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