I have a lot on my mind tonight. There are some big changes around the bend for me, and as I stand on the margins of them, it seems right to be quiet for a little while. To think, and let the empty space stretch out its limbs. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have […]
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A {Nook} of One’s Own
“Give her a room of her own and five hundred a year, let her speak her mind … And she will write a better book one of these days.” –Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own * I learned a long time ago that I’m a nester by nature: I fluff and fuss in the […]
A Little Book I’m Loving: Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman
I don’t usually write book reviews. But. * I’m one of those people who’s drawn to tiny, elegantly crafted things: Bonsai. Vintage handbags. A certain kind of present that comes in a box small enough to fit in your palm. In a perfect world, I’d probably end up in a rowhouse in Georgetown. I’d populate the narrow […]
Instructions, Tucked Between Two Books in the Public Library: Day Five
This post is part of a series. To read more, click here. * First things first: English teachers of the old-school Orthodox variety, gifted literary critics, and serious professors of poetry and the analysis thereof: for your own sanity, please avert your eyes. Okay then… * A few weeks ago, I had a funny conversation with my […]
A Lazy Afternoon in a Roomful of Books: Day Thirty-Three
(Sometimes it’s tough to feel at home in your own city. Which is why I’ve given myself a challenge: each day, for forty days, I’m going to find *one* thing I love about this place. And then I’m going to tell you about it. If you want to follow my journey, start here. Today is Day Thirty-Three.) I […]
