I almost crashed into the guardrail. This wasn’t just any regular rain. I was slipping and sliding down the road under dark gray skies and an extreme downpour, driving all the way across town to pick up a betrayal. I had made this drive more than a hundred times...
Well, I didn’t mean to abandon this blog for months again. And I didn’t mean to come back with yet another post about books, but here we are. I’ve missed “real” writing but haven’t made time for it. Reading is just about all I’ve been...
It was fun to wrap up my thoughts on the blog about what I read last year, so I’m doing it again. I guess I can say 2018 was a better reading year for me because I had more clear favorites than last year. Many of my overall favorites...
I kept replaying those words in my mind hours later. My own words that I couldn’t believe I’d said. The wickedness of the human heart isn’t a new concept to me, but I was still shocked by how mindlessly I’d let those words fly like a...
One of the last well-planned trips I went on was to Washington, DC. I had a list of options for promising food places categorized by type and activities to check out in between meals. My friends and I didn’t have to spend much time Googling or Yelping to figure...
As far as my reading life goes, the first seven months of the year were full of winners. But some books had more of an impact on me than others. They were the more memorable ones that I recommend to people most often. I’m still fired up about them...
I spend most Fridays working from my couch where I can control the temperature and noise level, unlike in my beloved coffee shops. My coffee maker is close by where I can go for seconds and quickly continue typing away for hours until it’s time to reap the rewards...
I get this question a lot: “How do you have time to read?” Well, for one, the different stages and demands of our lives can allow for more or less time to do many things, including reading. For example, I’m single with no children and therefore I can be...
Today is my birthday. A lot has seemed to change, and yet not much has. When I try to visualize the version of me that walked through this world 15-20 years ago, today’s version doesn’t look much different. I’m no longer wearing braces on six front teeth...