I spent last weekend reading Louise Erdrich's The Blue Jay's Dance and Kelly Corrigan's The Middle Place , both books abo...

I chewed through George Saunders' Tenth of December a few weeks ago and read the Bonus! Materials! interview between Saunders...

Awkward This is awkward, but I don't know how to count the progress of my pregnancy.  On Saturday, I crossed the mark that means ...

I discovered a new podcast and I am obsessed.  It's called Other People with Brad Listi.  I want to say it's a podcast for wri...

Our house fell under an evil flu-like spell upon our return from Christmas break, and as Tim and I convalesce, our humidifier pumps ste...

There is so much about winter that I love: twinkling lights, candles in every room, Christmas trees, Christmas services, presents, wrappi...

 "...had he learned nothing from all those years of teaching Hawthorne? Through story after story he'd led his boys to consider t...