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.
- The little things matter. Melissa Dahl in Science of Us explores, “Small Things to Remember to Change Your Life for the Better.“
- Interesting insight in “For Women, Heavy Drinking has been Normalized. That’s Dangerous.“
- “Recently, I’ve been lost in the dark again. This time, it’s a darkness more political than personal, a darkness we all helped to create. That includes people like me who were so cocksure we knew the score that we couldn’t be bothered to look, listen, and learn outside our cultural comfort zones.” Parker Palmer presents his manifesto on dealing with the inauguration.
- Books offer comfort, insight and a beacon of light. I adored this piece in the New York Times – “Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books.”
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.