Somehow we are at the end of June and summer has begun. Turns out time flies not only when you’re having fun, but also when you’re an anxious mess in the face of an uncertain world. Quote of the week:“Only seek advice from people whose lives you admire” –one of my best (and wisest) friends — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 19
Happy Juneteenth everyone! I hate that it’s taken us so long to acknowledge this day as a society, but I’m glad we finally are. Kudos to my company for giving us the day off to reflect. I went for a much-needed run this morning. Running offers such good reflection time for me. Quote of the — Read More
12 must-read books by Black women
You may have seen this going around social media: I’ve heard a lot of people express a desire for something tangible they can do to support the movement, and this is something that’s easy and fulfilling. I’ve been focusing on supporting more Black businesses, in general, and each Black author is a small business. I — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 12
**Apologies to subscribers for not receiving my last few posts via email. It’s been fixed** It’s been another emotional week. I had a good cry this morning. The pandemic, the protests… there are so many things right now. And my cat ran away. Quote of the week:“Most people resist change, even when it promises to — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 5
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
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
Careful, or you’ll end up in my novel
You’ve probably seen this meme before. And apparently there is merchandise too! I’ve always laughed at this, but it became somewhat of a more serious discussion in my life recently when two friends expressed their concerns that I would write about them (wait, does the fact that I’m writing this blog post mean I’m writing about — 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
The highly sensitive writer
Throughout my life, I have heard the following phrases: “You’re just so sensitive,” “Don’t be so sensitive,” “You’re too sensitive.” It was completely ingrained in me that this was a terrible trait, a character flaw, something I needed to “work on.” I don’t think the people who have said those things to me were trying — Read More