Pork Belly of Sorts
I might be the only non-homeless woman in the United States who walks into an Ann Taylor Loft dressing room with a couple pairs of pants and a shirt to try on with a 1/3 of a pound of sliced chorizo in my bag. It was Zoe’s chorizo from Formaggio and it was what...
Rico, We Hardly Knew Ye
I’m a mild-mannered sort. Until I’m not. Last month while on vacation, I sat on a porch and shamelessly ogled a shirtless guy who ran by the house every day–up and back. Not so surprising in a beach town with lovely weather (the running, that is) but...Drunk Yoga
should be the next big thing. I’m a fan. Especially drunk yoga on the beach. Tipsy yoga just doesn’t sound right. Hammered yoga–no. But drunk yoga brings the hard sounds and the soft ones together on the beach. Not too drunk. No queasy feeling....
Hearty
Happy Valentine’s Day to all and to all some dark chocolate! I am not a traditionalist, so there will be no red roses today.
Piles of Files
It is unnerving to see how much paper has accumulated in the filing cabinets in this house. Note that I didn’t say I had accumulated the paper but the paper has accumulated. Paper makes me passive. Or feel passive. Or passive-aggressive. Sure don’t want to...ME on Twitter
Sure thing! Hi Megha! #kidlit
Won't you please follow my friend @megmalhotra?
I've been mentoring her on & off over the past year+. She's working hard on #MG novels and #picturebooks! Welcome her to the #kidlit community!
A must-read op-ed on Virginia’s “divisive concepts.” 🔥🔥🔥
“Today, white resistance to educational equity initiatives in Virginia and elsewhere centers on an ahistorical and perverted view of Title VI’s prohibition against discrimination. https://twitter.com/petertpiazza/status/1637457314235006976
Fantastic piece from Genevieve Siegel-Hawley that connects book bans/censorship to racial segregation in US schools.
“White resistance flourishes when we refuse to grasp how central anti-Black racism is to our history and contemporary society.”
https://richmond.com/zzstyling/view-oped-sig/column-segregated-schools-not-divisive-concepts-are-what-divide-us/article_5a1572b0-c42d-11ed-9c87-278ea000898c.html