Personal and book review blog.

A one-woman book club.

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  • Hours by Hours

    Hours by Hours

    Hello again! Thoughts on returning from the summer season… on putting down the garden gloves and picking up the pen.

  • The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    As I was reading, with a tight grip on my eReader, and a racing feeling, I thought, “So this is what makes these stories survive.…

  • I Saw A Robin Today

    I Saw A Robin Today

    I write poetry. This blog is a lovely little space online and a good nest for it.

  • Open hands

    Open hands

    Who gets mad at a stranger for winning a contest they themselves did not enter? I did. No more…

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About Me

I’m a midwestern person. Parent to a mild and wily teenager and too much dog for our small house. I garden in tie-dye and keep a canvas tent in my yard just because. My spouse and I have built a teensy home in a very big field and we plant flowers, chat over bonfires no matter the temperature, and watch Bob’s Burgers together.