Photo by Alexander Grey on Pexels.com Yes, it’s Prime Day once again. I do my best to avoid giving them too much money on these two days each year, but some things are too hard to pass up. I’ve done a little digging and spied some great deals on a few...
Photo by Joseph Cantwell on Unsplash Kendra Winchester shares on Book Riot: Since Hillbilly Elegy came out in 2016, I’ve experienced countless people claiming to now “understand” where I come from and what Appalachian people are like. But they don’t think of my...
Photo by Julia Joppien on Unsplash Struggling with a creative block can feel like being stuck in quicksand—every effort to escape seems to pull you deeper into frustration. You stare at the blank page or screen, willing for an idea to spark, but nothing clicks. Before...
Greetings Starfighters, Earlier this week, Austin Kleon sent out a wonderful article about the things we love and live with, especially all the little things we keep around our workspaces and homes that help keep us sane. I started thinking about all the trinkets...
Photo by Koshevaya_k on Pexels.com As a juror for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. I read tons of novels & story collections (well, 100s of lbs of them, anyway). Beyond the winner and 2 runners-up, I want to shine a light on three excellent books, among the...
