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I mentioned a few posts back that I had entered a fiction writing contest through the online book club community, Belletrist. The contest was to elaborate and extend the ending of Jill Santopolo's incredible novel The Light We Lost. As the title of this entry reveals, I didn't end up winning the contest, but I'm fully okay… Continue reading My Entry for the Belletrist “What happens next?” contest // Spoiler Alert: I didn’t win (but I’m cool with it)
FOUR AND THREE AND TWO AND ONE, GO! Wow, where do I even begin? This show is everything I've ever needed and more. Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are my backup nominees for the 2020 President and Vice President of the United States, only second to Amy Poehler and Tina Fey because of seniority reasons.… Continue reading Broad City: one of the greatest television shows ever created by women, for women (and also every other gender probably loves it too)
Other than memoirs, I tend to read mostly fiction - short stories, novels, poetry. I still carry some odd internalized misconception that nonfiction is always about something boring and technical, a misconception I know to be false but nonetheless continue to harbor for reason unknown. It probably has something to do with the fact that… Continue reading Book Review: “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson
I refuse to reflect on, or admit to, the number of hours per day I spend watching Youtube videos. In my defense, I at least try to watch videos that have some kind of substance to them, albeit mixed in with the occasional baby lion learning how to roar video. BUT, for the most part it's… Continue reading Youtube is my addiction, and these creators are my enablers:
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