Hello Darling Babies, Today is the 99th anniversary of the birth of Kurt Vonnegut, a writer whose work has meant a lot to me throughout my life. I did not come to Vonnegut easily. I…
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The 9 Best of the First 99 Books I Read this Year
Dear Darling Ones, I finished reading book #99 in 2021. It was about menopause. I know slightly more about the mysterious biological happening than I did before, which isn’t saying much. To celebrate the milestone…
Too Crabby to Write a Proper Headline
Hi Darling Ones, I don’t know about you, but this week has been a drag. I’m lethargic, alternately bored and unmotivated. I give this week two thumbs down and a long, sustained fart noise. Work…
The COVID Diaries: [Pronoun] Was So [Adj] Last Night
Dear Darling Ones, I won’t go on and on about the conversation I witnessed between Karen Russell and Elizabeth McCracken. You kind of had to be there to accurately understand the magic. However there are…
The COVID Diaries: An Unimagined Temptation
Hi Darling Ones, Here’s a temptation I never imagined would be a thing: Earth Day sales. You know who is really into Earth Day sales? Plant stores. PLANT STORES! I am proud to admit that…