Why, yes… there’s much more. — If you’re not on TikTok by now, I’m not totally sure whether to congratulate or scold you. On the one hand, it is a monumental time suck. On the other hand, it has evolved into a delightful wealth of knowledge for everything from recipes to DIY home projects to political…

And the extra spell of buying just a few more along the way — I recently learned the name to one of my most constant and pervasive afflictions. “Tsundoku” This simple Japanese word describes the practice of purchasing and collecting many more books than you could ever hope to actually read. Well, I must admit, I felt a little called out when I discovered this… …

My anxiety is an ocean. There is high tide, and there is low tide. When the tide is low, the ocean is still churning. It is still full of fears and expectations and nerve endings and pain, but it is further from the surface. I can walk along more of…

A mid-year analysis of my 2020 reading list and a single app’s growing influence — In the beginning… I fell hard and fast down the rabbit hole known as TikTok a full year before isolation drove my millennial brethren into the arms of every solo distraction they could get their hands on. My cousin had grown pretty famous on the app and I downloaded it for the sake…

Your literary fix is in excellent hands — I get it. We live in an age where convenience is key, and if shipping times are any longer than two days or if we (God forbid) have to pay for it, we move along to the more expedient, seemingly more cost effective option, right? Of course we do. We’re about half a…

Haven’t we all come up with new ways to entertain ourselves by now? — In case you have never ventured into the world of Bookstagram, allow me to be your guide. Bookstagram is, at its most basic level, a hashtag. A painfully obvious and yet much beloved play on the words “book” and “Instagram” to draw the interest of users who enjoy both. What Bookstagram has evolved into, however, over the course of the last several years is a community —…

We’ll make it through just fine, but that’s really not the point — I am a (relatively) well adjusted millennial adult with a steady flow of income, a loving and supportive family, a sturdy and committed relationship, a wonderful set of friends, and many hobbies and interests. I am simply not struggling in the same ways that many others currently are. I have…

I really don’t care a bit about football. I’m very simply not a football person unless I feel like I have to be. I will go to a watch party at a friend’s house because it seems like something others enjoy, and I want to spend time with those people. I will provide the requisite buffalo chicken dip…

It’s confusing, it’s sexist, and it’s dangerous. — Reasons I’ve Never Wanted to Play Once upon a time in college, I was trying to order myself a drink in a bar when a man in one of the highly coveted barstools swiveled so that his knee very deliberately brushed against my thigh. As the place was crowded, I thought nothing of this, and many…