It's that time of the year again: it's time for everyone to write their year end wrap ups. I'm nothing if not a slave to fashion, so here I am writing my 2013 wrap up. In a lot of ways 2013 was sort of wretched: My grandmother died. Two quick words of fashion/lifestyle advice from my … Continue reading 2013: A year that was both terrible and amazing
Month: December 2013
A day in the life
Last year I wrote a post - I read the news today, oh boy - in a "day in the life" type post to help people understand what I do all day. I was thinking about that post this last week for some reason and I decided I should do it again. The last time … Continue reading A day in the life
World Book Night 2014
In light of this week's earlier post, I thought today I'd write about something a bit happier and more awesome. Well, I did talk about my awesomeness a bit on Monday, but that should be obvious. But some things that are truly great are books and the gift of literature. Wouldn't you love to share … Continue reading World Book Night 2014
Fault Line and the danger of “fixing” people
As promised some time ago, I am finally getting around to writing about Fault Line by Christa Desir, a YA book that addresses rape. It was a struggle to read and finish the book, and it's been a struggle to make myself think about it again. It's such a hard, but very important, subject to … Continue reading Fault Line and the danger of “fixing” people
Beware the “best of” lists
Well, take the "best of" lists with a grain of salt. Especially Slate's best books of the year list. Now, I'm not sure why I still peruse Slate's articles. There have been a handful of interesting articles in the last two years. One was today about high school teachers using The Help to teach about … Continue reading Beware the “best of” lists
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