This has been one of the most troubling weeks in recent times (and that’s saying a lot considering we are in the midst of a global pandemic). Quote of the week:“White people need to do a lot of introspective work to understand the ways in which they personally contribute to, benefit from and tolerate white — Read More
Category: Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup: May 29
Last Friday in May. My family is still quarantining, though the world around us seems to be reopening (for economic reasons; the statistics, at least in our area, do not show any actual slowing of the virus). Strange times, folks. Quote of the week:“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 22, 2020
I’m not sure how it’s Friday again, but my calendar tells me it is. Quote of the week:“You can make the right choice and still feel sad. You can love what is and want something else.” —Nora McInerny (in her newsletter) What I’m reading:The Other Family: A Novel by Loretta Nyhan What I’m listening to:A Good — Read More
Weekly Roundup: May 15, 2020
Welcome to my first Weekly Roundup, where I review the things grabbing my attention. Quote of the week:“We can’t be grateful all the time. Gratitude is deeply important and healing, but this is a time where we also have to make room for complaints. There’s a reason we have ten words for ‘complaining’ in Yiddish. — Read More