• Books,  Family,  Photo

    February 2021

    What I’m reading February was a month for savoring books, and I read some great ones. In fact, I did something this month I never do: I read the same book — Tana French’s The Searcher — not once, but…

  • Books,  Photo

    January 2021

    Grief. Outrage. Horror. Anxiety. Relief. Hope. January was a month of emotional extremes. The first anniversary of my dad’s death. An attempted coup. The horrific milestone of 400,000 dead in this country from COVID. The more personal fear and anxiety…

  • Books,  Photo

    Family portrait

    What I’m reading Last week I finished For the Best, Vanessa Lillie’s follow-up to her fantastic 2019 debut Little Voices. For the Best is full of suspense and thrilling drama plus top-notch writing, all the ingredients I love in a…