Quote of the week:“I would beg to disagree, but begging disagrees with me” –Fiona Apple (this line from her latest album keeps going through my head as I run into political disagreements) What I’m reading:A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler Some good essays/articles:“The Problem with Vegetarianism” — read this; it’s not what you think“Why — Read More
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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 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 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
Weekly Roundup: July 31
Quote of the week:“Talking to yourself can be useful. And writing means being overheard.” — Zadie Smith in her new essay collection, Intimations (which is fantastic) What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine N. Aron (finished this week) A Burning by Megha Majumdar (finished this week) Intimations: Six Essays by Zadie Smith (halfway through) What — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 24
Quote of the week: “An apocalypse is a good thing, and I’m delighted to welcome you to this one. In Greek, the word apocalypse means to uncover, to peel away, to show what’s underneath.” —Nadia Bolz-Weber What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Parent by Elaine N. Aron A Burning by Megha Majumdar What I’m listening to: — Read More
Weekly Roundup: July 10
Quote of the week:“Instead of asking, ‘How can you think this way?’ try asking, ‘How did you come to think this way?’ Maintain dialogue. Be curious.” —Esther Perel What I’m reading: The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine N. Aron I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing — Read More
Weekly Roundup: June 26
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