Becky Robison

I have been slacking on my reading blogs. I’ll have to cover February (many books) and March (few books) in one go.

Initially I was thinking the theme of my Spring 2024 playlist was “desperation,” but that’s not quite right. It’s more like…the feeling of being full to bursting, one raindrop too many in a dark, rumbling cloud ready to storm.

I went on a little rant about one of my biggest corporate writing pet peeves, and today Slate was good enough to publish it: “We’re Going to Be Using ‘We’ a Little Less.”

New year, new books. I’m already off to a strong start with 7 books in January.

Just a quick note to share the good news: Paranoid Tree nominated my story “I Saw Goody Proctor Help the Devil Rotate a PDF” for the 2024 Best Microfiction anthology!

Whenever the end of the year rolls around, I read a ton of books in an effort to boost my annual count—which, by the way, was officially 74 in 2023. This past December I had lots of extra time to read while I was semi-vacationing in Santa Fe, so I really went for it.

A very professional title for this post. I’m not freaking out or anything. Which is all to say: yes, what the title says. I’m writing a book. My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Practical Guide to Your Life After Their Death—based on my dead parents website—is forthcoming from Quirk Books.

I struggled with my winter playlist this year. Incorporating so many genres (arguably too many) made it difficult to find successful transitions between songs. But I managed it eventually. If you’re tired after last year—I certainly am—this playlist will speak to you.

My article made Salon’s list of their 10 most popular life stories of 2023. We’re #2! We’re #2!

Hope you’re enjoying my little Devil stories, because Paranoid Tree was kind enough to publish another: “I Saw Goody Proctor Help the Devil Rotate a PDF.”