• Ragged sunflower in the foreground, sunrise in the background
    Books,  Photo

    September 2023

    What I’m reading The Year of Second Chances — Lara Avery White Hot Hate — Dick Lehr 1984 — George Orwell A Banquet of Consequences — Elizabeth George Stealing Paradise — Curtis Ippolito The Fields — Erin Young Elevations —…

  • August sunrise
    Books,  Photo

    August 2023

    What I’m reading Other People’s Secrets — Meredith Hambrock A Flicker in the Dark — Stacy Willingham Death on the Grand Canal — M. A. Monnin To Catch a Storm — Mindy Mejia Premeditated Myrtle — Elizabeth C. Bunce

  • Small table, iPad, and mug that says writer, because badass isn't a job title
    Writing

    Becoming a writer

    Last week, after a silly exchange with a coworker that involved both of us trying and failing to dredge up basic French phrases from long ago school days, I spent my commute home thinking about eighth grade — the year…