Made for Love. 5 stars. Super twisted and weird. Strangely touching at the same time. I think I'll probably read everything she writes from now on. Swimming Lessons. 2 stars. Ugh, where do I start?…
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Hamster love story
What can you say about a 2 year old hamster who died? That she was cute and furry? That she loved corn, her wheel, and Lucy? Poor Lucy was born into the wrong family when…
When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange…
"Marriage doesn't hurt the cuddling or even change the sex all that much, but it does do something very bad to kissing." I could pick about 52 million relevant quotes from Sarah Dunn's amazing novel,…
Yep, still there
Jenny opened a plastic compact, looked into it, and then snapped it shut, as if merely making certain that she was still there. That little bit from Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant has stuck with…
The week in review
My best friend had a baby this week! It was otherwise uneventful. Next week my kids are on spring break, and it's my birthday, AND Jami Attenberg is doing a reading here, so I'm not…
With some luck and love life’s gonna be so sweet
I was making a bunch of desserts recently, and I wondered why it is that I hate to cook but love to bake, when it's just as much work, if not more. I didn't wonder…
You know who you are
A week after finishing Truth and Beauty, I'm still mulling it over. Something about this book really brought me down; I mean, other than the fact that it's a really depressing memoir about someone plagued…
The particular sadness of Warriors cake
Tuesday morning, five days before Christmas, about five million things on my to-do list. (Or maybe it was 52 million.) I was in total mom martyr mode, my stupid warts were hurting me so much,…