This is a picture of Form 1095-B from the Department of Treasury. Sure it’s to prove that I had health insurance all year and used for tax purposes, but ever since I caught the “Name…
Date Archives 2017
I’m Not So Sure About You, Charlie Freeman
It’s 1990(ish) and 14-year-old Charlotte Freeman has recently moved from Boston to rural Massachusetts. She’s got a scrunchy in her hair, is starting a predominantly white school, and she doesn’t quite know the lyrics to…
A Light & Interesting Character Study of a Novel
Oh Lillian, Lillian. I’m not sure how I feel about you Lillian, or your walk. Equal parts charming and annoying, Kathleen Rooney’s novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is probably a book that would best…
Nothing Good Comes from Waking Up at 7:45 a.m.
I didn’t wake up at 7:45 a.m. today. No. I slept until the crack of 8:30 (I think, morning seems like a long time ago now). I woke up at 7:45 a.m. on Friday and…
A Good’Un Even if I Figured Out Whodunnit Early
The bad thing about Jane Harper’s The Dry is I figured out pretty quickly “whodunit.” The good thing about The Dry is that the writing is so good and the characters are so interesting that…
Step into My Time Machine: Can You Smell the Fruitopia?
Earlier this week Steve Nelson posted 90-minutes of radio from REV-105 on Soundcloud. First of all, I’ve listened to this about three times through now and I smile the entire 90 minutes — like a…