2020: The 13th Annual Year in Books
I was really hoping I would beat my past reading record (90 books!) this year, but alas, it was not meant to be. I made it to 88 books, which makes 2020 the new...
Tag: inspired by real life events
Collected Essays (1997)
A little while ago, my dad unearthed some of my early “work” while clearing out the garage. Included among various sticker-based arts was this small...
2019: The 12th Annual Year in Books
This year I read 73 books, which is a lot! Last year I read 58 and my average for the previous decade of reading was 52 books per year. This is the second-most ...
The One about Concentration Camps: Acts of Empathy for Cruel Times
I’ve been mulling over what to say about this for at least a week now. There’s no arguing, at this point, that the United States is running concentr...
Suddenly, It’s 2019
When I started thinking about my goals for 2019, I was initially at a loss. I did a lot in 2018 and feel good about it. I don’t necessarily need to do any...
2018: The 11th Annual Year in Books
It feels anti-climactic to post the books of the year after being able to post the books of the decade at the beginning of 2018. But, decades consist of years. ...
Figuring out How to Vote: California 2018 Midterm Elections Edition
I’ve started listening to Gaslit Nation, an excellent podcast by two journalists who are experts in authoritarianism. The hosts have been emphasizing the ...
When Nothing Happens
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have never been the victim of sexual assault or abuse. That doesn’t mean I have always felt safe. There have been...
Books of the Decade 2008–2017
When I posted my books of the year update for 2017, I realized that I’ve been tracking my reading for 10 years now. My methods have evolved over the decad...
Hello, 2018
2017 was a very full year. It seemed like I had something going on every weekend, which is not my normal way of living, but it worked out. We have my work-from-...