When I was younger, I worked in D.C. and lived in Arlington, Virginia. Every day, I would take the subway into the city, do my work, go to class at night, and take the subway home again. While I was on the train, I would read. For the most part, the work was good (I …
It’s December 1st! This means that the holiday season is officially in full swing, bringing pretty lights, gingerbread lattes, the wonderous faces of children as they peek through store windows… and stress. Oh my gosh, so much stress! Is it my imagination, or is the calendar suddenly full, while my bank account is suddenly empty? …
“I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.” – Orhan Pamuk What book lover doesn’t know this feeling? The first novel I ever read was Pete’s Dragon, by Jean Bethell. It was a novelization of the 1977 Disney movie, which I’d seen and loved on television the previous year. That book …