The Pit
Becca GrischowMessages from the writing pit (when I'm not working on books). Writing, traveling, and top 5 lists.
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I'm not having kids. I'm writing books instead.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the baby sprinkle.
Have you heard this term? It’s essentially a baby shower on a much smaller scale, usually more casual and with less expectation of gifts. We’re sprinkling the parents with presents rather...
Want to predict the future? Write a novel.
Writing a novel is a psychic experience. I’ve suspected as much for quite some time, but I worry that I sound a little off my rocker when I say it, like someone who puts a lot of stock in TV mediums or Tony Robbins. I do not. But I do put a...
5 People You'll Meet on the Amtrak
Do you remember the book The Five People You’ll Meet in Heaven? It was a craze of the early aughts; I remember spotting it on my parents’ bedside tables and on the shelves of every suburban bookstore. It must’ve been popular with the WASP-y...
5 Updates in re: My Upcoming Book
Greetings from beautiful Whitefish, Montana, the second stop on my great American Amtrak adventure. I love love love the mountains, but by the time you’re reading this, I’ll be settled in Seattle for the week! I’ll be sharing more about my...
5 Goals for my Month on the Train
Surprise! Maybe! I’m going on an adventure—and I don’t mean it the way your aunt says it’ll “be an adventure” when you try a new restaurant in her suburb! I’m getting on a train for a month.
Every January, Amtrak has a sale on the USA rai...
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Queer midwesterner writing queer midwestern pop culture takes & personal essay. Author of I’LL GET BACK TO YOU (Penguin) and FOR THE BRIDE (6/2/26 from Penguin). Ghostwriter of too many books.
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