Recommendation: Burn Your Journals
I started a fire because I was sick of myself. I was discouraged and exhausted, wallowing …
Author: Cari
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
Me and my dad, Spring 1974, NYC Me and my mom, Spring 1974, NYC I sometimes …
The old man at the vet's office
Shortly before the pandemic, when we still blithely breathed near strangers in small indoor spaces, I …
Hey there
At some point in the past, you very kindly signed up to hear from me once …
After listening to Nick Cave's Skeleton Tree for the first time…
(Go here for some background on Nick Cave’s Skeleton Tree) What do you do with a stranger’s …
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How it was
Tomorrow, July 25th, is my husband’s birthday, and the third anniversary of my accepting Tin House’s …
Mix Tape
Hey all. It’s been a while, huh? A few days ago, I hauled a dusty cardboard …
Little Suzie Homemaker
There was a period of time—a solid three-year stretch—when I baked all of the bread my …
As Mitchell S. Jackson likes to say, lit life is life
On Monday evening, my husband and I got all dressed up and went to the Gerding …
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Five years in the wilderness…
In 2010, Gail Hochman, my first literary agent, passed on The Revolution of Every Day, firing …