I am a voracious reader and every week I come across either a book, online piece or website I want to share with others. I’ve decided to curate these gems and highlight them on Friday. I hope you find these faves as insightful as I do.
- An interesting question – “How Much Do Parents Matter?” The conclusion detailed in The Atlantic might surprise you.
- Want to drink your coffee and meditate? The New York Times illustrates a way to do both in the piece, “How to be Mindful With a Cup of Coffee.”
- Don’t think journaling or writing down your thoughts are worth it? Susan David shows us the value of getting feelings down on the page in the piece, “You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How.“
- I adored this piece in Lit Hub and I know it’s been circulated among writer circles, but it deserves another mention: “How to be a Writer: 10 Tips from Rebecca Solnit.”
What were your favorite reads this week?
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too.
I absolutely have written my way out of a funk. I LOVE that!
Yes, me too! It is sometimes the easiest way for me to feel better.