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Days of Summer Past
I intended to write something about the Booker Prize. They announced the longlist at the start of the month, and I. Had. Thoughts. But somewhere between…
Aug 31, 2023
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June 2023
The Lure of Sisterhood
I first read Louisa May Alcott’s classic Little Women when I was eight or nine, but I’ve read it multiple times over the years—too many to track—and…
Jun 30, 2023
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May 2023
Doing the Mashed Potato...
A very quick piece of news to start, mostly because I am so excited to finally be able to share it. I am delighted to announce that my online course…
May 18, 2023
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Limbo Year
Hello, friends. Still here. I’ve started to write this newsletter any number of times in the last couple of months, but something always drags me away…
May 3, 2023
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December 2022
Perched at Year's End
These last few days of the year always leave me feeling as if I’m seated at the tip of a precipice. Or perhaps even dangling off the edge. No matter how…
Dec 30, 2022
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November 2022
An Old Fashioned Holiday
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but it seems like so many of my favorite books as a child featured detailed descriptions of the holidays. They…
Nov 30, 2022
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Reaching for It
How many of you are giving National Novel Writing Month (better known as NaNoWriMo) a try this month? How many of you expect to hit the 50,000-word…
Nov 18, 2022
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October 2022
Autumn Weather Compelled My Imagination*
Welcome, friends, to the Spooky Season, otherwise known as October. I’m surrounded by pumpkin spice everything and Halloween-targeted book lists. This…
Oct 5, 2022
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September 2022
On Transitions
As I sit writing this, on the cusp of Labor Day weekend here in the U.S, I am considering transitions and the ways they affect our outlooks on life…
Sep 3, 2022
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August 2022
Sweeping Out the Cobwebs
What’s the largest number of books you’ve donated at one time? For years I have purged in drips and drabs. A full tote bag’s worth, two at the most. My…
Aug 2, 2022
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June 2022
I.R.L: In Real Life
My online life started at some point in the late 90s. This was long before Google was a thing—let alone a thing we used as a verb—when the closest we…
Jun 1, 2022
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April 2022
The Writer's Heart
When I sit down to read a manuscript on submission, one of the many things I focus on is the use of emotion. How does the author handle the characters…
Apr 15, 2022
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