The Roundup: Alias Grace

I refuse to watch “The Handmaid’s Tale” until a certain administration is out of the White House, because from what I hear, it’s tracking a little too close to reality and I can’t yet. But I looked for other Margaret Atwood books to read, and sure enough, I found “Alias Grace.” This book is about … Read more

I finally won NaNoWriMo!

The first time I did NaNoWriMo, it was 2005 and I managed to rope in my ride-or-die buddy from the copy desk. In case you’ve never heard of it, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, and the goal is to write 50,000 during the month of November. To do that, you need to write … Read more

A Little Light AHCA Reading

Here I was, all set to write about the first season of The West Wing — and I have finished it, and it was spectacular — and then the GOP had to release their grand health care replacement plan. It has raised some eyebrows from some who say that it appears to be about neither … Read more

To the Author of the Next Fashion Story about Melania Trump that Shows up in my Timeline.

Let me tell you something, girlfriend (because you’re not a guy writing this fluff crap): I am old enough to remember when people were genuinely outraged when Orangino became president. A lot of other people are, too. Having been a journalist, I understand that you can’t keep beating a dead horse. So, sure, you have … Read more

Of course I listened to “S-town.”

What do you do when your source … well, stops cooperating?  At some point, that’s the question the producers and reporter involved with “S-town” had to tackle. It’s their resolution that gives me some unease. It’s hard to recommend this podcast, because I have questions about this very point. I was telling my husband about … Read more