Currently listening to THE COLONY by Annika Norlin as an audiobook and the reader puts a vicious, bleak little spin on every sentence. It is incredibly depressing to listen to but also mesmerizing.
Should I take them to costco every day of break is the question
First day of spring break with no childcare, took the kids to Costco, they helped me hurl loaves of bread into the cart and had a blast. 10/10 for day one
Excited to put a bunch of these on my #TBR list, especially a new Tana French: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...
Happy #awp to all who celebrate! I'm sorry to be missing it this year. AWP always injects a little lifeblood into my writing life and lets me see wonderful people that I don't run into anywhere else. Enjoy the book fair, the offsite readings, and the book love swirling in the air, everyone!
I have so enjoyed this guy's songs made from his daughters' stories — I think what's oddly moving about them is they show such careful listening and honoring of a child's voice and story. It's touching: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
When a book has a character say the book’s title in the first chapter, does it remove a little suspense for how the title is going to figure into the story?
I'm really proud of this week's episode of the Writerly Bites Podcast. Instinct comes from time, and thought, and immersion in the work, and that's why it's so important to trust your instinct: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Just finished Stone Yard Devotional and I had to sit quietly for a little while to absorb it — the sharp, reflective nature of it, the magnitude of its thoughtfulness. One of those rare moments when you feel as a reader that a book has been written for you personally. A beautiful book.
oh look the @nytimes.com has discovered the AI lit scammers too bad no one wrote this exact piece two months ago electricliterature.com/that-persona...
Just rewrote the climax of my novel in progress after two years of having it one way. Exciting to remember you can break the dogmas and rules you set for yourself, find a new way to imagine the story. You’re not stuck with your first idea.
My cat can't jump. I don't know why, she's young and healthy, she just doesn't seem to believe that she can make it. She does false starts and then just shrugs and walks away.
“If her death feels like a compounded loss, it is because she takes with her the dozens of offbeat women (and sometimes men) whom she coaxed out of her person and into existence.” Rachel Syme writes about the comedic legacy of Catherine O'Hara. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/naCy_M
Recorded new podcasts today, including thoughts about putting your butt in a chair and why I cannot be objective about Philip Pullman's THE ROSE FIELD. Stay tuned for future episodes!
Toddler is home sick so I have to let go of the plans for the day, the work I hoped to do. But there is a measure of grace in sitting here with my book while he plays with a tub of water; thinking about my novel, the story I want to tell, the things could almost happen vs. things that really will.
charges addressed to a Tyrant who "has sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, & eat out their substance; he has endeavored to obstruct the Naturalization of Foreigners; he has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures;
Today I made bread and read. Pored over another chapter of my novel, making little notes to myself. Not a ton of visible productivity, but much thought, small steps. #amwriting
New Wednesday, new episode of the Writerly Bites podcast! This week I'm talking about making your characters' lives more complex: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Pray you once more,
Is not your father grown incapable
Of reasonable affairs? Is he not stupid
With age and alt’ring rheums? Can he speak? Hear?
Know man from man? Dispute his own estate?
Lies he not bed-rid? And again does nothing
But what he did being childish?
I've often thought a squirrel would be my animal familiar or daemon in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe. I'm sturdy and reliable, a hard worker, a little over-persistent, and I anxiously plan for the future.
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!
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We will never, ever achieve trainbox zero again
The two-year-old discovered he can open our Ticket to Ride board game and now there are tiny plastic trains all over the house. I found two in my pants pockets, several in bathtub. Send help
Just finished @meghamaj.bsky.social's A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF and it was absolutely transcendent. A devastating fable that felt deeply personal, powerful, poignant. My reading life in 2026 is getting off to a great start.
I’ve been thinking about this all week. It’s just so cruel. www.propublica.org/article/nort...
There’s waist high snow all around the house and my new desk has come. Planning on setting up a new space for me to write this new novel today. #amwriting
For #writingtips today, consider your reader — who the story is being addressed to. What if your story were directly addressing a character in the story? You could turn a story into a letter, an email, a desperate plea for forgiveness. Having someone to address makes the writing more personal.
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Chose to use the last day of 2025 to start potty training the toddler, so that’s what the first few days of 2026 are going to be for me.
Excited to read more of these in the new year. A few of my favorites appear in this list of all lists: lithub.com/the-ultimate...
