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:
- Anthony Bourdain on writing, hangovers and finding a calling
- What happened when (I tried to) read 30 books in 30 days
- Apple’s AirPods are an omen
- Five myths about marriage
- Devastated by ALS, trying to save others
- How to deal with negative feedback
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.
Sigh. Anthony Bourdain. And ALS. My ex’s dad had it for many years – longer than expected. I feel like I know so much about it.
Bourdain’s suicide did impact me in ways I didn’t expect. So tragic.