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Three Horror novels that did NOT give me nightmares
I am brave enough to perform in a play, give a speech, or introduce myself to a hundred people, but I am gonna have to pass on seeing the latest horror movie. Jump scares? No, thank you. Lurching men in masks? Absolutely not. Stabbing? Oozi...
Letting go of expectations & other lessons from the garden
Left trellis: morning glory Grandpa Ott variety. Right trellis: Kentucky Pole Beans
I thought I would keep a watercolor journal this summer, capturing each stage of my plants in loose brushstrokes.
I thought I would have a garden bed ful...
The Sunday Collection 7.25.26
Quick takes on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey incoming! Skip ahead to The Sunday Collection if you don’t want my opinions before seeing the film. Curtis and I saw it last weekend and had a great time sitting in a cold, dark theater for thr...
Eclectic Recs No. 15
If you’re in my corner of the Substack universe, you’ve already read Middlemarch—or, at least seen many Notes and Newsletters from readers who are reading Middlemarch. Anna Karenina also pops up quite a bit, along with Wolf Hall (with at t...
Our favorite books of 2026 (so far)
Curtis joins me to discuss our favorite books of the year so far and how our reading habits have recently changed.
Hey, Readers! Thanks to Curtis’ new work from home schedule, we were able to record a podcast episode all about our favorite...
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