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Sep 9
1 min

Dreaming of masks.

Last week, I had a dream that I was going out with my family, and- for the first time since the quarantine- I stopped mid-dream and reali...

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Aug 23
2 min

What a YA novel from 2001 taught me about negative emotions.

I am a fairly eclectic reader. I like to delve into a different genres: literary fiction, the classics, fantasy. Sometimes I read kids' b...

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Aug 21
1 min

Catch-22

Short post today- I snuck the term "catch-22" into an email today for my regular day job! I felt so literary!

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Aug 9
2 min

Thinking about what poetry gives to me as a writer:

We—could tremble— But since we got a Bomb— And held it in our Bosom— Nay—Hold it—it is calm— Therefore—we do life's labor— Emily Dickinso...

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Jul 30
3 min

Soviet Humor (?)

My new novel, The Ghost Code is set in 1950's Soviet-era Russia. As I wrote and edited the book, I turned to numerous non-fiction books f...

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Jul 25
2 min

Can magic be boring? Absolutely! Just apply human nature.

This year, after being prompted by my daughter, I finally got around to reading the Harry Potter series. I know that I read it 20 years t...

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Feb 5
1 min

Papercuts Jamaica Plain Boston

Very excited to see the arrival of Papercuts Bookstore on South Street in the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, Boston! Papercuts has actual...

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Jan 24
1 min

2020 reading- A Gentleman in Moscow

#2020reading excited to be delving into Amor Towles excellent novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, a novel of identity that delves into the stor...

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Jan 17
1 min

2019 reading: Hearts in Atlantis

#2019reading Another book that surprised me in 2019 was Stephen King's "Hearts in Atlantis". I expected this to be a supernatural novel w...

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Dec 23, 2019
1 min

2019 Reading: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

#2019reading One surprising read for 2019 was Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. This is a story of a depressed town in rural Sweden that (pe...

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