My sister and I recently did spring cleaning, and we have boxes and boxes to go to the local donation center later this week. (And if you live in Arlington and are a jigsaw puzzle fan, stop by Central Library’s friends room. Just saying we donated a lot there, including a couple puzzles we never… Continue reading On the Nightstand: No Such Thing as Ordinary
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On the Nightstand: Living in Wonder
I recently rewatched the classic comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and shared that on my personal Facebook account. A number of people weighed in with their favorite Ferris moments, and a side thread emerged via a friend, waxing poetic about Chicago in the 1980s, when we worked together at a trade magazine. We were both… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Living in Wonder
On the Nightstand: Consumed
I freely confess to being a Heather King groupie. She describes herself as “an ex-lawyer, a sober alcoholic of 35 years, a Catholic convert, and a lover of books, film, and art.” She’s one of the finest memoirists writing today. (I especially love her one-word-title books, including Parched, Redeemed, and Stripped.) So when her essay… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Consumed
On the Nightstand: This Is Where It Ends
I bought this book earlier this year and put it on the shelf, but forgot about it until a sister Christian fiction writer recommended it recently. So, back to the top of the nightstand it goes! This Is Where It Ends is the story of Minerva. Eighty years ago, her husband left her a box he… Continue reading On the Nightstand: This Is Where It Ends