: It’s spring, so my lizard brain is locked on the excitement of garden-planning. The backyard …
: Just finished rereading “Station Eleven” for my beloved book club. It’s so …
: I got to eat at my first Michelin star restaurant this weekend, Kasama in Chicago, which you may …
: Light and clever enough for an easy read, while serious enough to hold my attention. Love the …
: A couple of years ago I was featured on the LGM podcast, as a speaker on the oral history of the …
: Also in arts and crafts: On the revival of blacksmithing in Kentucky.
: Craft Work: On a Joann's bankruptcy and the struggling retail craft market The internet says Joann fabrics is going to declare bankruptcy, putting a huge market of individual …
: Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood I’ve been waiting for this one because it’s a story I know well. It is an impeccably …
: Embarking on a little side quest, which shifts my normal reading list from whatever it is now to a …
: Halloween quilt, finally I finished my latest quilt on my birthday, a Halloween quilt made from precuts (no pattern) that I …
: Hidden Systems My delightful book club pulled this YA graphic novel out of the 2023-24 “best of” lists …
: The new provost is an interesting person and an ultra-charismatic speaker, which makes for a p good …
: I had a great birthday yesterday. The kiddo and I have been going to the gym together. We could do …
: U of M not selling student data (yet) This story spun up yesterday with broad outcry from academics, and with good reason. Institutions …
: I don’t need a WYSIWYG editor on micro.blog, but some buttons for linking and styling on new …
: This is the kind of book that connects the dots on some big ideas, primarily how traditional gender …
: The (very decorated) author (his first novel) spent time on the faculty in my Big Ten hometown. I …
: Escapist and breezy. Finished reading: Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 📚
: This smart graphic novel zooms in and out on engineered systems happening all around us: …
: I’m divorcing my Apple Watch because I’m in love with my Oura ring. I need fewer CTAs …
: V proud of myself because, despite going to the quilt store yesterday and getting everything BUT …
: Nicki does party songs, Megan does praxis.
: The latest You’re Wrong About podcast about the pro-life movement is an excellent primer for …
: Finished reading: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 📚 I liked this one mostly …
: Goodreads never did anything for me I just spent a pile of money on books, with the goal of reading for pleasure every day, and with the …
: I’m looking for some lightness in my reading list for the next couple of months. Found this …
: Devastating, bleak, relentless. Finished reading: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan 📚
: Currently reading: The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan 📚 Dystopian, but not so far away.
: I am enjoying the Twitter/Tumblr feel of micro.blog and feel like I could settle in here. But it …
: The local story is ripe with corruption. Indiana likes to spin up private “growth” orgs …
: “The able and the disabled aren’t two different kinds of people but the same people at …
: Year in books for 2023 Here are some of the books I finished reading in 2023. Abandoned just as many.
: Best New (to me) Books of 2023 After a stint as an English major and as a writer myself, I got into a habit of reading dozens of …
: Readings on the Midwest Water Wars I’m following a new environmental drama in my Hoosier hometown. Some geniuses in the Indiana …
: Indiana, the KKK, and me Currently reading: A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan 📚 Despite being from Indiana, I feel …
: The trailer for the next Mad Max movie, “Furiosa,” is out now: www.youtube.com/watch 🍿
: Finished reading: The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts 📚 Potts brings her reporting background to …
: Britney's Yellow Wallpaper Finished reading: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears 📚 Come for the juicy tell-all, stay for the …
: Looming projects I was invited to submit to the pop culture fiber craft show at Gallery 1988 again this year. Last …
: Southern creole sausage and cornbread dressing This sausage and cornbread dressing is one of my favorite recipes, a dish present on every …
: I’m v excited about the PJ Harvey Tiny Desk concert out today. 🎵 PJ Harvey is one of my …
: Sometimes rules are useful Created some artsy fartsy rules for myself where I have to finish something old before I start …
: Need a brilliant bauble for the holidays? How about a beautiful box of blooming instant miso soup …
: Someone reminded me of the story of Charlie the goat, who played Black Philip in “The …
: This is a real life nightmare. Nobody deserves to live this way, nobody deserves to die this way. …
: For the old heads, “No Alternative,” the 1993 AIDS benefit compilation album, turns 30 …
: Made the mistake of telling my family I’ve had “Like a Rock” in my head all day, …
: “More than one-fifth of college students are parents, and about one-tenth are single …
: Here are some pictures of my cat sleeping like a weirdo. 🐱
: My biggest complaint about the slow, excruciating car crash of Twitter/X is that all of my …
: One of the stranger parts of watching Golden Bachelor, which otherwise mimics the shiny gloss of the …
: More human and humane Hilariously (sadly? regretfully?), since I’ve been writing online for public audiences since …
: Very excited for the movie Finished reading: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 📚 “For years after the American …
: I’m a dummy, but I can’t log into mastodon.social since connecting with micro.blog. What …
: Microblogging on the open web - and why care? book.micro.blog
: My phone camera has been busted for most of the summer, but tonight I have an appointment to get it …
: While noodling around on other things, I ran across the omg.lol domain (https://home.omg.lol/), …
: This is one to watch: www.theverge.com/2023/10/2…
: Finished reading: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 📚 When I realized I’ve read more about …
: Finished reading: Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 📚 It holds up.
: Finished reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 📚 I forgot how much I love Kingsolver. …
: 🐱 Testing video. This is a zine I started doodling, depicting my cat’s favorite things.
: As a professional poster (derogatory), this is exactly the kind of posting stream I’m …
: My daughter is into block printing at the moment, so I am too. I started carving this shrimp past …
: My ultra rural friend wants to use the Libby app to listen to and read library books but can’t get a …
: One of my toxic traits is that I think I can make everyone love beets. Another is that I think I can …