18 years ago I stood at the bottom of a huge spiral staircase at my new grad school in Texas, with professors and other students, their mouths agape, mine, too. The towers were on fire and our country was in the midst of an ongoing attack. A line was drawn forever for us: before and… Continue reading To the Twins on 9/11
I moved to a small town in Iowa when I was 15 and a half. It’s a nearly impossible age, made harder for this Southern city girl newly uprooted into a town where everyone had grown up together and social groups were totally set. So, I did exactly what any other first born desperate for… Continue reading To My Teachers
BLARG!!! It’s late January and I’m still getting my December act together. Guys, even the tubs of Christmas decorations are still in the guest room and my Christmas cards are still up. Anywho, here goes. Non-fiction I picked up* Talking as Fast as I Can last summer, basically the second I finished binging Gilmore Girls (which because… Continue reading Fourth Quarter Reads and Reviews
