Reading
What I'm reading on Substack
I love that they are promoting individual voices. Jury is still out on supporting the platform, though.
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Reading
I got 'reader's block' in 2023
This time last year, I made what I thought was a simple (and easy!) new year's resolution to read a total of 12 books in 2023.
Personal
We moved to Berlin
It's funny where life takes you.
Reading
2023 Reading Challenge - Reading Down the Bookshelf
And we're back again! Here with the perennial goal of reading more books. This year, I'm going with what I hope will be an easy goal: Twelve books, one a month. As a writer and lifelong bookworm, it's embarrassing to admit that this is
Personal
Love song for a little house
By the time I publish this post, our 1952 brick ranch on a busy Decatur corner will belong to someone else.
Personal
Help for Ukraine
I am having trouble focusing on work or normal life tasks even though the conflict is on the other side of the world.
Writing (Links)
Tucker Observer: 'Cash is King'
This shortage is an ongoing national problem, driving up housing costs for both buyers and renters across the country.
Work
What are your favorite work apps?
Otter.ai and Cube ACR Pro make my life much easier.
Writing (Links)
Decatur's affordable housing dilemma
I have an update on Decaturish this week about the city's stalled cottage court development.
Personal
Waiting for spring
Someone said on Twitter that 2021 really came in with that "hold my beer" energy and they were not wrong.
Reading
My (not very) Bookish 2020
For those of you out there who are wondering how I could not manage just two books a month when everything closed down and we were all "stuck at home."
Personal
Silent screaming into the void
I started regularly blogging again as a way to deal with my anxiety over the pandemic. I have always processed my thoughts best through writing. And, I wanted to keep a record of what life was like during this time.