Happy new year, devoted blog readers! While 2017 was a total disaster in a lot of ways, it was, at least for me, a great year for books. Here's the breakdown of what I read this past year, my top
For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on May 9, 2017. — I woke up at 3 a.m. to pee the other night. This was not unusual. I like to drink tea before bed, and I usually wake up
For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on May 23, 2016. — I used a prayer card from a wake as my bookmark while reading So Sad Today by Melissa Broder. It happened accidentally—I went to a memorial service for someone
For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on February 18, 2016. — A friend posted a picture of me from her wedding, and all I can see is my stomach. I’m with friends, wearing goofy hats for the photo booth,
I wrote about my goal to read 50 books by women in 2015 for Wellesley Underground! Not only did I write about my experience, but I also some how managed to list my TOP TWELVE FAVORITE BOOKS that I read last year. Need some reading
And so it is 2016, and time to tell you about the 4th and final quarter of my 2015 reading challenge and how the whole thing went. If you've been following me on GoodReads, you already know: I didn't make it.
For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on November 5, 2015. — Save three stray years, I have lived in Massachusetts my entire life. It’s a small state, and running into people I know is rarely a surprise. Sitting on
Believe it or not, it's already been three months since the last check-in on my 2015 reading challenge, and I must admit that I'm struggling a little over here. As you can see, I'm a few days late posting this––both
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rebecca Danos for the Wellesley Writes It series on Wellesley Underground! Post originally appeared on Wellesley Underground on August 8, 2015. -- It is an honor to converse with E.B. Bartels whose work appears extensively in