Are we ready for happily-ever-after? My husband and I are movie buffs. Big time. Before kids, “date night” usually meant dinner and a movie at the theater. …

The Gaithersburg Book Festival reminded me why I write. The next day, Zain Asher’s book discussion reminded me why I read. Many writers are introverts. I am no exception. However, as much as I treasure my quiet time to read and write, some events in the bookish community are just…

I love memes. Maybe we can blame that on an early love for the Robin Williams movie Flubber (seriously, his robot Weebo totally invented meme and gif culture!) But here I am, ten months or so into quarantine life, and my friends and I communicate almost entirely by sending each…

Finding our place in this unexpected universe. Chances are, you’ve heard the story of the star thrower before. It’s been retold in staff meetings and storybooks, by moms and motivational speakers. The details change a bit with each retelling, but it goes something like this: One day, an old beachcomber came across a young boy standing on…

Since this blog is (mostly) about books and time travel, let’s take a minute to go back to a simpler time. A more innocent time. …

Not sure if Charles Dickens would be delighted or horrified to see his Christmas story acted out by Muppets, but I like to think he’d be pleased. Particularly because the movie is just so much fun. This year, I was more invested than ever while I watched Scrooge visit his…

Why am I still waiting for this play to make sense? — I have read Waiting for Godot twice. The first time was over fifteen years ago, when Samuel Beckett’s play was required reading for literature class. I remember that it was the shortest assignment and the one I spent the most time on. I read it again a year later, when…

How Would a “Genius in the Art of Living” Shelter In Place? When I wrote out my 2020 reading list, I had no idea that come mid-March I’d have plenty of reading time on my hands. I had hoped that reading 20 books from the Jazz Age would be a nice escape from “real life.” …

When we first moved to our current home, I spent a lot of time designing the perfect home office. I love my office. I work from home as a freelance writer and author, so I thought it was important to carve out a little space just for work. Some place…