Bookshelf

10 Reasons to Use Goodreads

Really, you need it...

Mar 24 •

My Obsession with Joyce Maynard

I'm an avid reader, but I never really cared about the personal lives of writers. Joyce Maynard changed all that for me.

Mar 11 •

Midlife Musings: Navigating the Road Ahead

This one is for those of us who have "thrived" on external validation and instant gratification for most of our lives.

Feb 26 •

Refuse to Choose: Too Many Interests to Pick Just One?

How do we discern between the next new interest worth trying out and the next new shiny object calling out to us?

Feb 12 •

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Predicts Social Media

The shallowness of social media and life online in a 100-year-old book

Jan 28 •

Yesterday Is Gone, Tomorrow Is Not Here (Omar Khayyam)

Yesterday's gone, forget and never mention't. Tomorrow's not here, waste not your time on't.

Jan 7 •

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