Last week, we talked about the merits of a fancy dinner party with some of the wiser, more sophisticated, and semi-revolutionary literary characters of all…
As an avid reader and semi-lit nerd (I say “semi” because I don’t want to offend any English majors who read like it’s nobody’s business),…
If you couldn’t tell from last week’s posts (here and here), Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Although I’m not enamored with the idea of taking…
“I think that when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that’s not it. It’s…
Happy New Year, everyone! For the first time ever, one of my New Year’s Resolutions last year was to read 50 books in 2011. Between…
“And the story goes she never forgave him. She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on…
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” – The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde *…
As I work to complete my 50 Book Challenge of 2011 (in which I’m lagging a little behind, so feel free to send me book…
When I was nine years old, I made the most magical discovery of my life. One day, at the elementary school book fair, I picked…
“The other problem with all this swinging through the vines of thought is that you are never where you are. You are always digging in…