Up until a few years ago, I almost never spent money on books. I relied exclusively on the library for my reading habits- and why not? I live near a great library system with multiple convenient branches, and I could order any book I wanted via their online system. Sometimes I had to wait for something […]
400th Blog Post AND A GIVEAWAY!
Cue the confetti, pop the champagne: It’s my 400th blog post!! And it comes with a SPECIAL GIVEAWAY!! For those of you keeping track, I just celebrated my fourth blog-aversary. That means I’ve written pretty close to 100 blog posts a year, or one every 3.5 days. A blog post starts with an idea, which always comes […]
Labor Day: The Meaning of Work
Happy Labor Day, USA! Other than signaling the end of summer and the start of the (false) inability to wear white, what does Labor Day actually stand for? Let’s take a moment to consider the history of American laborers, and how the work we do has changed over time. For most of human history, up through the agricultural […]
August Book Review
Welcome to the August book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven The Category: YA In Three Words: Bi-Polar teen suicide. Biggest Takeaway: I semi-enjoyed this book at first; the main characters were engaging and I liked the road trips they took while trying […]
4th Anniversary Blog Post: The Juicy Stuff
I thought I’d spend my anniversary writing about things I don’t typically share on this blog. The “juicy stuff,” if you will, about my life. Let’s start with the serious stuff: My politics. I rarely write about politics online because there’s nothing more divisive to a community than political opinion, and I don’t want to encourage that. But […]
Shine The Light On Your Work
Most writers accept the idea that it’s only other writers who understand us. We close our office doors and connect with each other via social media, or attend conferences so we can excitedly talk about writing with real people. Because our work is so private and often happens silently, we’re accustomed to the idea that our families […]