I’ve spent my whole life waiting for someone to see me. I’ve just wanted one person to look at me, see what I can do, and reward me for it. I haven’t been looking for a big reward. I only need some small sign that I’ve really been seen. Give me the job, the promotion,... Continue Reading →
The Old Drift and Other March Reads
I finished 8 books in March:The Throne of Fire by Rick RiordanFurthermore by Tahereh Mafi Mary: Mrs A. Lincoln by Janis Cooke NewmanEat to Beat Disease by William Li, MD (ARC)The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell (ARC)Criminal by Karin Slaughter (audiobook)Vengeful by V.E. SchwabSaving Meghan by D.J. Palmer (ARC)My favorite ARC this month was The... Continue Reading →
Tink
Tink.Tink.My eyes fly open. I look first to the window, which is blissfully empty, then to the clock’s glowing red numbers. 2:00. Of course it’s two in the morning. That’s always when the rocks hit my window. Well, it used to be. It’s been months since the last time.I look again to the window, searching... Continue Reading →
The Lost Man and Other February Reads
I finished 10 books in February:Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (audiobook)The Lost Man by Jane Harper (ARC)If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoCrown of Feathers (ARC)The Queen of the Tearling by Erika JohansenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Editor by Steven Rowley (eARC)Save Me From Dangerous Men by S.A. Lelchuk (ARC)The Latke... Continue Reading →
Speed Dating
“Who in their right mind does speed dating on Valentine’s Day?” I asked Callie as I buckled myself into the passenger seat of her tiny red car. What I really meant was “How in the hell did I let you talk me into going speed dating ever, especially today?”Speed dating always seemed a bit desperate,... Continue Reading →
The Girls at 17 Swann Street and other January Reads
I finished 8 books in January:Time’s Convert by Deborah HarknessYour First Year as a High School Teacher by Lynne Rominger etal.The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib (ARC)Vicious by V.E. SchwabThe Suspect by Fiona Barton (ARC)The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen Kinghttps://amzn.to/2TuKWuHThe Hakawati by Rabih AlameddineMore Than Words by Jill Santopolo (eARC)I... Continue Reading →
The High Price of Dreams
They’re more expensive than I thought. I mean, it’s only three tiny orange pills, combined, they are still smaller than the nail on my pinky finger. I wasn’t prepared to pay so much for so little. Three hundred dollars. A hundred bucks for one little dream. Insurance doesn’t cover these, they’re still too new, too... Continue Reading →
The Night Tiger and Other December Reads
I finished nine books in December:Tower of Dawn by Sarah J MaasThe Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye (eARC)An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (audiobook)The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto UrreaA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabDouble Blind by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen (audiobook)In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteNimona by Noelle StevensonThe Night Tiger by... Continue Reading →
I Saw Mommy Kissing
I’m sure you’ve heard the song. It’s everywhere during December. Cute little kid, chirping about sneaking out of bed to peek at presents and getting the unpleasant surprise of Mommy smooching on Santa. Like most things in life, the reality isn’t quite so cute.It was Christmas Eve, or maybe super early Christmas morning, I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Credo
I was looking through my notebook from a Playwriting class I took in college and came across this Credo, written in 1997 by a much younger me. Surprisingly, it still applies.I believe in the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. I believe in a mountain night so clear I can see the entire... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 