on the tip of my tongue: let’s talk about books

I’m not known for coming up with the right word at the right time. I think of the right answer or great burn days later, in the shower. I know I’m not alone. As a person who makes her money communicating, at times, I’m not the best communicator. Sigh. I’m a blurter or I clam […]

Book review: Birnam Wood

But. I’m kind of floored by the plot twists I didn’t see coming and the random couplings that pant in and out of this novel. I want to say that Eleanor Catton is a genius but that word has almost thoroughly lost its meaning. I mean, it’s applied to the most hideous of songsmiths imaginable. Let me just make a list of what she does flawlessly in this book:

Fallow Times

Reviews of the weather, books and other distractions Winter feels interminable this year. When doesn’t it? AI generated art by me, above. I’ve allowed myself to be a reader, not a reviser. My memoir is languishing, jostling the bits and bytes in my Macbook, sending up summer popsicle smells and unease. Mispellings in my emails […]