A Literary Road Trip through Southern California
Tom Waits grew up in southern California, and “Going West” is probably the most famous of his California songs (“Little brown sausages / lying in the...
Who Needs an MFA When You Have This Literary Fiction Trope Checklist?
Writing literary fiction stories? Forget what you’ve learned about complex characters and earned endings. What you really need is to include the required tropes. To help...
Need Writing Inspiration? Follow These Twitter Bots
You don’t know what to write and your Twitter feed is horrible? Kill two birds with one stone by loading up on weird, loopy, gently inspirational...
15 Delectable Poems about Food and Eating
Writers have been thinking and rhapsodizing over the wonders of the culinary world for centuries. Who hasn’t wanted to sing the praises of that perfect peach...
The Best Books You’ve Never Heard of, July 2019
Keeping up with all the newest releases is a losing game: you can never get through all of them, and they just keep coming! As fun...
How Sylvia Plath Helped Me Overcome Depression and Embrace Uncertainty
It took me two and a half years, but I finally finished reading The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Long ago, I believed I could read...
Conflicting Comics, or, Should I Add Nutella to My Coffee?
The Glorious Nutella Dog Along with unique craft beers, Summit City Brewerks in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serves the most delectable treat. It is called The Nutella...
VERONICA MARS Reminded Us It’s Noir And That’s Okay!
SPOILERS. I can’t stress enough this post is all about the ending of the Veronica Mars‘ Hulu revival so unless you’re cool with spoilers or already...
10 Helpful Dog Training Books for Every Personality
For many of us dog-loving bookworms, there’s nothing better than a stack of good dog training books to inspire us to spend even more quality time...
Books About Burnout and Its Recovery
Lately I’ve been feeling worn out, angry, unmotivated, and restless, all at the same time. I’ve been having trouble staying organized, I crash on the couch...
