Quote of the week:“The American people have had to sacrifice far too much because of the incompetence of this administration.” –Kamala Harris What I’m reading:The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee What I’m listening to:Hollywood Park: A Memoir — Mikel Jollett What I’m watching:“A Wilderness of Error” (Hulu) — Watched this whole series; still not sure — Read More
Category: Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup: October 2
Quote of the week:“Shut up, man” — Joe Biden What I’m reading:Same books as last week (been a slow reading week):White Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThis Tender Land by William Kent Krueger What I’m listening to:Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker What I’m watching:“Unwell” (Netflix) — I would like to see — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 25
Quote of the Week:“Alone is a feeling you can get used to, and it’s hard to believe in a better alternative.” — Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji What I’m reading:White Fragility by Robin DiAngeloThis Tender Land by William Kent Krueger What I’m listening to:That’s Mental: Painfully Funny Things That Drive Me Crazy About Being — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 18
Quote of the Week:“You needn’t berate yourself for failing to do it all, since doing it all is structurally impossible. The only viable solution is to make a shift: from a life spent trying not to neglect anything, to one spent proactively and consciously choosing what to neglect, in favour of what matters most.” — — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 11
First off, I want to take a moment to acknowledge 9/11. It’s hard to believe it was NINETEEN YEARS ago today. For many of us, it was such a turning point in our lives, and left such an imprint on our psyches, that it will always feel like it “just happened.” I think of the — Read More
Weekly Roundup: September 4
Quote of the Week:“The pattern of ordinary life, in which so much stays the same from one day to the next, disguises the fragility of its fabric.” –The Dark Mountain Project manifesto What I’m reading:The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (finished this; not for the faint of heart, but highly recommend)Tangerine by Christine — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 28
Quote of the Week:“We are all migrants through time.” –Mohsin Hamid, Exit West What I’m reading:The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (truly, truly terrifying) What I’m listening to:Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (finished this week)Exit West by Mohsin Hamid What I’m watching:“Love Life” (HBO Max) — still enjoying this one Writing news: My website — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 21
Quote of the week:“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge–it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” –Min Jin Lee, Pachinko What I’m reading:The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper (finished it this week)The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (truly terrifying) What I’m listening to:Pachinko by Min — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 14
Quote of the week:“Sometimes what we avoid most is not pain but mystery.” –Nathan Hill, The Nix (which I finished last week but am still thinking about) What I’m reading:The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper (loving it) What I’m listening to:Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (just finished)Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (just — Read More
Weekly Roundup: August 7
Quote of the week: “Any real change should make you feel, at first, afraid. If you’re not afraid of it, then it’s not real change.” –Nathan Hill, The Nix (just finished this book and it’s made the list of my all-time favorites) What I’m reading: The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe What I’m listening to: The Nix by — Read More