Weekend Roundup

As I talked about on Thursday, I had a busy and exciting weekend. I was lucky to volunteer for the Massachusetts Poetry Festival on Friday and Saturday and attend events for free. Other than volunteering for a workshop on erotic poetry - which was hilarious because I'm super immature - the highlight was Saturday night. … Continue reading Weekend Roundup

Mass Poetry Festival and weekend excitement

This is going to be a quick post since I have to finish the book (Ruby Red) for my teen book group before I leave for work. Procrastination? Why yes, thank you! Firstly, if you don't have plans this weekend (or even if you do) check out the schedule for the Mass Poetry Festival. It's … Continue reading Mass Poetry Festival and weekend excitement

Books to get you through a crisis

As you know, and as I've mentioned, it's been a weird week. (That link is fairly NSFW, but sums up the feeling of the week even though I didn't even have to deal with the craziness of a city-wide lock down.) During this week, I was thinking about the things that bring me comfort in … Continue reading Books to get you through a crisis

New happenings

As I warned you all, my amazing Mom was here last weekend and it was awesome! But, it meant that I missed blogging on Sunday. And Thursday, even though Mom left on Monday.... So I don't really have an excuse for Thursday (I watched a lot of Arrested Development?) but I'm back. I have some … Continue reading New happenings

Maureen Johnson burns Stephenie Meyer

I just finished reading The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. It's a YA mystery where someone in London is recreating Jack the Ripper's murders. Rory, an exchange student from Louisiana, is caught up in the middle. I read it in about 24 hours and really liked it. The writing was sharp, fresh, and … Continue reading Maureen Johnson burns Stephenie Meyer