As it turns out, maintaining one website is a lot easier than maintaining two. Most of my time and energy has understandably gone into deadparentswhatnow.com, given the new book. But I’m trying to get back over here! Here’s what you’ve missed while I was away.
Read MoreMy book! Is out in the world!! Right now!!! Buy My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death wherever books are sold.
Read MoreGenuinely the worst at book blogging this year. Figured I ought to catch up, now that it’s December. Ugh.
Read MorePreorder My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death before January 6. Get a free funeral-planning game. It’s as simple as that.
Read MoreGiven how much I was traveling this summer, I’m amazed I managed to read so many books. Eleven in two months is pretty good.
Read MoreDid you know that writing your own book and quitting your job and trying to build a business from scratch makes you busy? I’ve been reading plenty, but as you can tell, I’ve been doing very little reviewing. I’ll try to fix that over the next few days. Here’s May and June.
Read MoreAside from the fact that I begin melting every time I step out my front door, I’m so glad it’s summer. I needed the sunshine more than I realized. I wish I could have the sunshine without the heat, but I suppose it builds character, or something. My Summer 2025 playlist reflects that gladness—sonically, at least.
Read MoreThe big day is here, my friends. I never thought my first published book would be a how-to guide to parental death, but here we are. It’s well-researched, it’s funny, and it’s available for pre-order now.
Read MoreI’m sensing a trend in my reading this year: several books one month, very few the next. We’ll see if the pattern holds up.
Read MoreI bet you're wondering how my book is going, aren't you? "My Parents Are Dead: What Now?" is well on its way!
Read MoreI was thinking about why my Spring 2025 playlist is so moody, and it occurred to me that Spring and everything about it, from the weather to NCAA basketball, reminds me of my dad dying. So maybe my Spring offerings aren’t going to be particularly chipper from now on.
Read MoreNormally I read tons of books at the beginning of the year. But 2025 has been busy thanks to book edits of my own, houseguests, and copious February birthdays. I only have seven to review so far—but seven (mostly) good ones.
Read MoreAh, December—the month where I cram in as many books as I can to make up for a perceived yearlong laziness due to Catholic guilt. This year wasn’t too bad, actually—I only read five throughout the month.
Read MoreThe theme of my Winter 2024/25 Playlist may be…discordant? I suppose not all the songs are discordant, but I do feel like my playlists are becoming somewhat more deranged as the world continues to fall apart. You’re welcome?
Read MoreIn which I reread multiple books in order to better jump into their sequels. And then some.
Read MoreOops, I did it again. I fell behind on my reading blogs. Got lost in the game…of starting a new business and finishing my own book. Enough Britney—onto the reviews.
Read MoreI finished my Fall 2024 playlist at the beginning of October—I just haven’t had a chance to blog about it. Better do it now before autumn escapes entirely and we rush headlong into winter.
Read MoreRecently The Conversation Project asked me to write a blog post about grief for them. And today that blog post is out in the world: “Laughing in the Face of Death: Joy as Coping Mechanism.”
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