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It's your one life, so make it sweet

May 6

Several recommendations in the form of a scavenger hunt

Apr 18

About a month before my contract ended with Audible, a work friend told me she was trying to read the book Exit Interview by Kristi Coulter but found…

Apr 8

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Apr 18

The Upside of Unemployment

Jun 17, 2019

Oct 2, 2019

I'm just living on nerves and feelings

Mar 31, 2022

Unsinkable Molly

Feb 22, 2023

Mar 15, 2022

Here's stories of people who get out of real-life nightmares

Apr 3

The female bildungsroman

And thoughts on see-through clothing

Mar 15

What I wish Trader Joe's was called

Or, my latest great novel recommendation

Feb 29

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Feb 23

A big family novel worth your time

A short post about a long book

Feb 10

Artificial sweeteners

I didn't speak out when they came for the clipboards...

Jan 27

Dryness, part 2

Designated drivers unite!

Jan 17

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