I never imagined myself writing retellings, but if I only retold one story in my writing career, it would be Moby Dick. Even if you’ve never so much as cracked the spine of what I would consider the greatest (if not the only) American Epic, you probably know plenty about it: mad Captain Ahab, the… Continue reading No, You Don’t Have to Read 600 Pages of Whale Facts…
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Not Bread Yet
I am a decently good cook. Except, of course, when I'm not.
From One Reader to Another
The thing about books is that there are always more of them out there than you’ll ever be able to read. So many books, so little time...
Close Encounter with a Coffee Snob
It took a while for me to accept that I am not, in fact, a coffee snob. I’m not a coffee expert, authority, connoisseur, or even just a discerning drinker, no matter how much I thought I wanted to be.
Home Stretch
I’ve never run a marathon, and quite frankly, I never plan to. But I think I’m starting to get an idea of what those final miles feel like.