I Noticed Seagulls: Birds and Breast Cancer
I can almost always see seagulls flying overhead. They fly over my house, sometimes so high that I can barely …
Tag Archives: Life
Death and Fragility
I collapsed in front of my locker, and black teenage mascara tears drip-stained my knees. A group of dry-eyed friends …
The Books from The World’s Strongest Librarian
Today, I promised to give you a list of all of the books mentioned in The World’s Strongest Librarian (2013) …
Blog Etiquette
I wrote this post a while ago, and as I reread it in anticipation of posting it, I sensed an …
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: An Allegory for Parents
I never read this book as a child. It’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by C. S. …
Mystery, Marriage, and Death by Research
I refused to read The Da Vinci Code (2003) by Dan Brown and number 42 on the BBC book list …
Writing While Wet
My best ideas come in the shower. I will be in the middle of scrubbing suds into my hair, with …
We Are Neither Heroes nor Villains: The Two Towers
I admit it. I don’t really like The Lord of the Rings series, number 2 on the BBC book list. …
So Worried about Being Judged
There’s something raw about blogging and social media. These technological advances make it possible for us to connect our private …
Reading Books and Remembering Places
Let us start with a Beatles’ song. Let me dedicate it to books. There are places I remember all my …
