My February & March in reading
I have been slacking on my reading blogs. I’ll have to cover February (many books) and March (few books) in one go.
Read MoreSpring 2024 Playlist: Annotated
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.
Read MoreThe insidious corporate "we"
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.”
Read MoreMy January in reading
New year, new books. I’m already off to a strong start with 7 books in January.
Read MoreSmall but mighty
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!
Read MoreMy December in reading
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.
Read MoreBook deal!!!
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.
Read MoreWinter 2023/24 Playlist: Annotated
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.
Read MoreHoly moly
My article made Salon’s list of their 10 most popular life stories of 2023. We’re #2! We’re #2!
Read MoreSanta, Satan...close enough
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.”
Read MoreMy November in reading
November is still spooky season, in my opinion. And I got through even more spooky books in November than I did in October.
Read MoreMy October in reading
Spooky season, spooky books. I don’t make the rules.
Read MoreMy dead parents are everywhere these days
I never thought I’d be asked to write specifically for an audience of funeral industry professionals! But here we are. Check out my article “Funerals, Meet Millennials” for Connecting Directors. I also gave a presentation on the topic for Nerd Nite Louisville.
Read MoreMy September in reading
I’m not sure this has ever happened to me since I started methodically keeping track of the books I read—but I only read one book in September. One.
Read MoreI'm inside Insider
Today Insider was kind enough to publish another article (a listicle, in fact) that I wrote based on my dead parents website: “My parents are dead. Here are the 5 most important things I’ve learned as executor.”
Read MoreFall 2023 Playlist: Annotated
Just in time for this weekend’s autumnal equinox, I give you my Fall 2023 Playlist. I genuinely don’t know how I got this one to work, but I did. Power ballads? Rap? Céline Dion? All there. You’re welcome.
Read MoreMy August in reading
I’ve been reading a lot of self-help and memoir lately for…a project. I must admit, I was skeptical of the self-help genre as a whole, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised! Squeezed a few novels in there too, of course. My brain requires fiction to properly function.
Read MoreI saw Goody Proctor with the Devil
In October of last year, the devil paid me a visit—I hear he does that. I started writing lots of little micros, all featuring the Prince of Darkness in various forms. I’m honored that HAD published two of them this week.
Read MoreSalut, Salon
Ever since I created My Parents Are Dead: What Now?, I’ve been writing more about the loss of my parents and how difficult it is to untangle their estate. I’m honored that Salon featured a personal essay of mine today: “My parents are dead—can I afford avocado toast now?”
Read MoreMy June and July in reading
After 3.5 years, I finally caught COVID-19. My fever broke, but I’m still in the quarantine period—so this is probably a good time to tell you what I read in June and July, right?
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