Bookends: April 2026
When my younger child turned two, we switched his car seat from rear-facing to front-facing. Although this child didn’t hate rear-facing as his elder sibling had, we still anticipated that … Continue reading Bookends: April 2026
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Bookends: March 2026
At the end of March, I visited Montreal. It’s not the traditional Spring Break destination. When I told the kindergartners I read to each week that I’d been to a … Continue reading Bookends: March 2026
Bookends: February 2026
This January I joined a challenge to read one book each month on a different United States president. We’re going in order so 2026 is George Washington to Zachary Taylor. … Continue reading Bookends: February 2026
Bookends: January 2026
There’s a big push right now to speak out, and before I talk about reading, I want to address this a bit. I definitely agree with speaking out about charged … Continue reading Bookends: January 2026
2025: My Year in Books
This year was…something. On a macro scale, it was quite a roller coaster, and I’m not sure I need to go there at the moment. But on a personal scale, … Continue reading 2025: My Year in Books
Bookends: November 2025
This much-delayed Bookends post is brought to you by my indecision about what to write about. There are so many topics that I’d like to dig into: Outcome vs progress, … Continue reading Bookends: November 2025
Bookends: October 2025
Autumn in Southern California always feels a little like spring in New England to me. Here, instead of purple crocuses pushing up through the grimy snow, the first of the … Continue reading Bookends: October 2025
Bookends: September 2025
My favorite and most impactful read from September was Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, followed at a close second by The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, although … Continue reading Bookends: September 2025
On Different Realities
Where we used to live, we had a neighbor whom we considered a friend. He had a key to our house, we watched each other’s cats during travel, his family … Continue reading On Different Realities
Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, and My Most Popular Post
Lately I’ve been really lighting up about what I call reframes: Something I already know presented in a way that makes me say, “Ohhh! I get it now!” It gives … Continue reading Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman, and My Most Popular Post
Bookends: August 2025
August found me, quite by accident, reading several books dealing with the period of time immediately before and during the Second World War or during a fictional period several years … Continue reading Bookends: August 2025
Bookends: May-July 2025
I have been having trouble knowing what to write these days. With the situation in the United States, I feel like I ought to write something big and impactful, something … Continue reading Bookends: May-July 2025
Bookends: March & April 2025
Time is not working properly. It’s not just the “long days, short years” parenthood cliché. Even hours and minutes aren’t working right anymore. They clearly don’t have as many minutes … Continue reading Bookends: March & April 2025
Imperfect Happiness 