The image above might not look super interesting, but it’s a link to an email subscription I recommend highly because I always find it fascinating. One of my former students (Hi, AR!) shared it with me, and I’m grateful to him every day for the suggestion. Way back in late-July and early-August, the A.Word.A Day…
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253. Why Diving
[I wrote this post in the end of February, having come off a long diving season, and thinking that Future Carita might be dreading the time commitment of the season ahead and might want to be reminded about all the things she loves about diving. Dear Future Carita, I’ve got you. You’re awesome and you…
252. Why Hive Recommendations
By clicking on the photo above, you can buy the cool poster I found when I did an image search for “hive mind.” I’m not sure how the art connects to my idea, but it’s pretty, isn’t it? In this post, I’m using hive as a verb rather than as a noun. I hope my…
251. Why Go Slowly
When I found the image above, the shirts sold on the link were out of stock, but I hope that by the time you read this, you’d be able to buy one if you want to. (Click on the photo if you want to try.) On the other hand, I hope that sloths aren’t seen…
NetGalley Review of Love Naturally
title: Love, Naturally author: Sophie Sullivan publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin publication date: January 16, 2024 pages: 320 peppers: 2 (on this scale) warnings: none summary: Trying to convince her boyfriend that she can do the activities he likes, Presley buys a surprise vacation for two to an island nature retreat. When he doesn’t want to go…
NetGalley Review of Right on Cue
title: Right on Cue author: Falon Ballard publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons publication date: February 27, 2024 pages: 336 peppers: 3 (on this scale) warnings: binge drinking, dead parent summary: Screenwriter Emmy’s production team can’t find a good female lead for her new rom com, so they rope her into playing the part, which would have been fine if the…
250. Why Sprints
In case you need inspiration, you could read the article linked to the photo above. For those of you who didn’t notice that the title of this post has two S’s in it, I want to clarify that I’m not advocating a method of running really fast from one place to another. Instead, I’m explaining…
NetGalley Review of Second Duke’s the Charm
title: Second Duke’s the Charm author: Kate Bateman publisher: St. Martin’s Paperback publication date: December 26, 2023 pages: 320 peppers: 3 (on this scale) warnings: on-page death, mean people, someone gets drugged to fall asleep, drunkenness, lechery summary: Tess’s greedy father forced her, at nineteen-years-old, to marry an elderly duke, who died on their wedding night. It…
249. Why Pick the Second Best Time
I’ve heard that Olympic athletes who win silver medals are generally the least happy of everyone who makes it to the games. People who win gold: I’m the best in the world. People who win bronze: I got a medal! All of the other people: I made it to the Olympics! People who win silver…
NetGalley Review of Love, Just In
title: Love, Just In author: Natalie Murray publisher: Allen & Unwin publication date: January 3, 2024 pages: ? (It’s not out in paperback yet. My phone said 308, but that doesn’t always seem accurate.) peppers: (on this scale) 219. Why NetGalley warnings: car accidents with fatalities drunk drivers a house fire with fatalities vomit cancer and…