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Book Diaries: My Best Friend’s Exorcism, by Grady Hendrix (2017)
Picked this up on a whim at the library and couldn’t put it down! I read My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix in just a couple of sittings because I was instantly hooked by the style and I HAD to know what happened! Some combination of the 80s setting and the teenaged main characters… Continue reading
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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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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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What i learned from failing nanowrimo (again)
Well, it’s finally December, which means I can stop pretending I’m going to finish this novel! My fifth and most recent attempt to participate in National Novel Writing Month was much more fruitful than any of my past attempts. I clocked in with 32,412 words. About 17K short of the 50K goal. The “novel” itself… 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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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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