Hello again, kittens. It’s 2024 and I'm back with a word for the year ahead: Balance. For anyone worrying about me or the blog, thank you for your concern…neither of us is going anywhere. I’ve already financially committed to the blog through November 2025 so let’s just get through 2024. As for me, I’ll keep it simple: my multiple sclerosis is changing. I’ve been very ... Read More...
The Move: Seattle Edition
I was going to use some soothing and aspirational graphic (like the one from last week), but I decided reality would be best. Here you go, my room, my haven and where I do most of my work. Triple this and you have some idea of the joys of moving and what remains to be done. Of course, there is happiness in being back in an area we enjoy (I’ve had sushi 4 times in 6 days) and ... Read More...
Monday Thoughts
Not my usual Monday post, but my head is overflowing with thoughts these days and it’s getting harder to push them away. I decided to trust myself (and all of you) by writing today about something other than books. Namely, life outside the world of reading. It’s a leap, because I’m not a fan of oversharing or platitudes and I may veer into both in the following paragraphs. I’m ... Read More...
Under the Whispering Door
I wasn’t planning on it, but this is going to be a week of reviewing fantastical fiction. On Monday I discussed Cloud Cuckoo Land and today I’m back with Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune. It’s the story of Wallace Price, an astute and successful lawyer, who also happens to be a fairly terrible person (insert lawyer joke here). He dies of a sudden heart attack and finds ... Read More...
Goodbye For Now
Happy Friday, everyone! It’s a big day here for the Gilmores. We’re closing on our Ann Arbor house. Next week the movers arrive and by Thursday I’ll be on the road, driving five days to Michigan. I’ll be crossing the Cascades and the Rockies, as well as the Continental Divide. I’ll even get to check another state off my never-been-to list: South Dakota. It’s all nerve-wracking ... Read More...
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Sometimes a book comes my way not from reviews or recommendations, but from simple proximity—I see it at the library and decide to read it. Very often these are some of my favorite books. This is the case with Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb. It’s her account of being a therapist and what happens when she needs a therapist herself. Gottlieb lives in L.A., is ... Read More...
