literature
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Book Diaries: The Awakening, by Kate Chopin (1899)
I’m gonna keep this one simple–Have you read this? Was it in for a class in college? Read it again. Continue reading
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Book Diaries: Milk Fed, by Melissa Broder (2021)
Care warnings: eating disorder, self-harm, and homophobia. I swear, I didn’t set out to read another horny and vaguely-incest book right after Hysteria. We blame the algorithm of Scribd being like, you liked Daddy Kink, but have you tried Mommy? (Sorry.) Either way, I’m glad they did! Milk Fed, by Melissa Broder, is essentially a diary… Continue reading
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Book Diaries: HYSTERIA, by Jessica Gross (2020)
This is a book I would call “not for everyone.” It’s not a fun, satisfying plot. It’s not sexy as in, hot. It’s more like, do you ever feel so much shame about sleeping with your dad’s colleague at their psychiatrist dinner party and consequently self-sabotage so hard that you give a blowjob to a… Continue reading
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My 2023 Reads
This year, I want to keep a running list. I’ll keep adding as I go. You can support your local indie book store by shopping the link here! Hysteria, by Jessica Gross Milk Fed, by Melissa Broder A Hole in the Ocean, by Kathleen March Daisy Jones and the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid Just… Continue reading
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on Failing NaNoWriMo Just to Feel Something
from sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes, i gave my blood sweat and tears for this.i hosted parties and starved my body like i’d be saved by a perfect kiss.the jokes weren’t funny.i took the money.my friends back home don’t know what to say.i looked around in a blood-soaked gown and i saw something they can’t… Continue reading
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16 Books I read in my MFA—Year 2
Literally just a list of books I read in my MFA program this year, with links to IndieBound! Continue reading
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A month of flash fiction–#FlashFloodAprilj
Reading Amelia Gray’s flash fiction burst forth something new in me. It was the accessible kind of fiction that I needed then because it was something I could actually see myself writing. I find that there is something very bolstering about flash fiction. It comes together quickly and more organically and seems to require less… Continue reading
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The Virgin Suicides, the Male Gaze, and holding on to your problematic faves
I came across this great article last week, “Does The Virgin Suicides Hold Up 25 Years Later?” by Emily Temple on @Lithub’s twitter and it really made me think, even though I couldn’t really relate to the initial argument (The first line points out that the novel debuted 25 years ago. I also debuted 25… Continue reading
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Getting Started on Bookstagram
Maybe you’re like me. Maybe you’ve been oohing and ahhing over other people’s bookstagram from the outside. Here’s some of the things I learned from my research and my first month (along with photos of some of the feeds that I love and friends that I’ve made along the way!) Continue reading
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My first month on Bookstagram!
I️ don’t know how it took me so long to jump on this bandwagon, but have you SEEN the beauty that is #bookstagram? I didn’t know it existed until about a year ago, when I was so desperately trying to avoid getting my grad school application and writing samples completed. I stumbled upon some gorgeous… Continue reading
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