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Category: The Princesses of Iowa
Remember the first time you had sex? Maybe you spent months — or years — dreaming about the moment when…
At this point in my life, I’m practically immune to embarrassment. I spent the first twenty-odd years of my life…
I have a confession. This girl? That’s not me. Sure, those are my earrings, and that’s my hair (on a pretty…
My comfort food is books. When I’m tired, anxious, depressed, lonely, or grieving, I turn to books. When I need…
1. Choose your theme. For years, I made an Autumn Mix (melancholy, good for driving down country roads just…
Last February, Chicago looked like this: and my house looked like this: I was working on line…
About two-thirds of the way through my first novel (which you may remember from last week), I got completely stuck.…
I don’t do “moving on.” I also don’t do “getting over,” “throwing away,” or “forgetting.” I still have the dress…
Kids read books differently than adults do. These days, when I say I loved a book, I mean, “This book…