It took me months to finish James Hannaham’s Delicious Foods, which is more a statement of fact than a comment on the book. The novel opens with a scene that you will read breathless and…
Date Archives 2015
The Big Disappointment of Summer
For months and months my Rock & Roll bookclub would talk with breathless anticipation about the impending publication of Armada. After all, Ready Player One, Ernest Cline’s first novel, is probably the most well-received and…
I Have Always Turned Heads: What it’s Like Being a Physical Other
There is a lovely essay by Sarah Einstein in Salon, making the rounds of my Facebook friends. In it, Einstein talks about being a plain woman married to a beautiful man. She talks a lot about desire and…
The Moratorium
I hate weddings. Despite this, I’ve cried at every wedding I’ve ever been to. This has nothing to do with why I hate weddings and more to do with trying to prove that I’m not…
Return of the Grievous Blogger
Wanna know why I’ve not written lo these many weeks? Because spending a majority of your waking hours taking care of four boys ages ten to sixteen (and one adorable dog) will turn your brain…
How I Finally Forgave ‘Something More Than Free’ for Not Being ‘Southeastern’ & Learned to Love It
When I finally decided to pay attention to Jason Isbell’s album “Southeastern” way back in 2013, I never shut up about it, and proclaimed it my favorite record of the year. So, I kind of…