Hello Darling Ones, Recently I made a joke on Twitter about how Paul Westerberg owns about 27% of my brain. His lyrics live in my synapses and they fire off without warning all the time….
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The COVID Diaries: Answering The Googlers’ Music Questions
Hi Darling Ones, Recently I had a few people ask me about you, the readers of I Will Dare. How many of you are there? Where are you coming from? Are you as intelligent and…
The COVID Diaries: Ladies Cursed With Insight*
Dear Darling Ones, When I say I am obsessed with the Sylvia Plath biography Red Comet I’m not using hyperbole for comic effect. This book is all I’ve done and thought about for at least…
The COVID Diaries: So Long Sweet Valley, Hello Hootenanny in E
Hi Darling Ones, When I was 18 I read A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving for the first time and it changed my life. After that, I quickly read every book by John…
Paul Westerberg’s 13 Best Songs of Love & Longing: A Valentine For You
Happy Valentine’s Day, Darling Ones, I made you a mixtape. On it you will find Paul Westerberg’s 13 best songs of love & longing. The topic has to include the longing because Westerberg didn’t write…
The COVID Diaries: A Heart Full of Pop Rocks
Hi Darling Ones, I recently re-read for maybe the twelfth time Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. It is one of my very favorite books. When I told my friends I just read Geek Love I…