Remains of the Day

 A monthly post about what I've been reading. While Christmas shopping with my kids, I pointed to Barbara Kingsolver's latest book, ...

  The phenomenon known as NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, takes place every November. The gist of it is to write 1,600-odd words...

It may be a cliché to think of January as a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, but I'm okay with that, because I like the idea of ...

  A monthly post about what I've been reading, with aspirations  but no real hope of reading down a very tall stack of books.  Previous ...

Over this holiday season, I've been conscious of experiencing many lasts as I contemplate the twins heading off to college next year--th...

For the past nine years, I've tracked my annual accomplishments via an annual I Did It! list, originally inspired by writer  Lisa Romeo ...

A monthly post about what I've been reading, with aspirations  but no real hope of reading down a very tall stack of books.  Previous po...