The Reading List
I'm a bit of an omnivore when it comes to reading, so...
Currently Reading (and Rereading):
- Sarah G. Pierce: For Human Use
- Cat Sebastian: Star Shipped
Comfort Reads:
- Cat Sebastian: We Could Be So Good & You Should Be So Lucky
- Anything by Gail Carriger
Favorite Cold Opens:
- Mary Doria Russell: A Thread of Grace
- Taylor Jenkins Reid: Malibu Rising
Book(s) Popping Into My Head at Random Moments:
- Mark Helprin: Freddy & Fredericka
Anticipating:
- Mark Oppenheimer: Judy Blume, A Life (March 2026)
- Julie M. Ferris: The Cupid Contract (Feb. 2027)
The Rhythm of Not (And So They Sighed)
Earlier: wandering the stalls which were not actually stalls but in the language of this people had been reduced to stalls despite the meaning of the word; navigating the ins and outs of a crowd that was not quite a crowd but was called a crowd despite its numbers; ignoring and being ignored by but then no, paid attention to; smiling because it was hot then frowning because it was hot then flirting because it was hot, even though, in their estimation, it was not...
Take With Food
Some marriages are built on love, others out of want or need. My grandparents' marriage was pasted together with sawmill gravy.
Tender
Based on a common writing prompt using Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" as inspiration.
Hair: A Memory
I have my father’s hair. I have his stubby hands and his broad feet and his drought-prone skin, too, but it’s the hair -- stick straight and flatter than some people say the Earth is -- that I rue the most.