To be quite honest, I’d never heard of Andie Mitchell or her blog until I saw a Facebook post about her memoir, It Was Me All Along but when I read the excerpt, I recognized myself immediately. Never had I read anything describing my struggle with food and eating. I’m not very good at articulating …
Clutter drives me bananas but it seems inevitable when you live in a small space with three small people and one big guy. As a kid, my bedroom was always the neatest. I liked things put away and organized in their places, even if it wasn’t done meticulously (think: stuff shoved into drawers…at least, it …
I love to learn about the craft of writing from other writers. A well-written story can seem like a bit of alchemy at times, a true mystery– how do these words come together to evoke these feelings? Seeing a writer break down his chosen method inspires confidence, the feeling that “yeah, I can totally do this,” without …
I really took my time with this book. The story is so rich, with so many layers and I found myself re-reading sections of the book as the characters began to come together in a sad and surprising vortex towards the end of the book. The author begins the story with several separate strands and …