Lucky me, I just finished Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao. It came into my life—as these kinds of books often do—as a random pick-up from the New Book shelf at my local library. What first caught my eye was the pale blue cover and the illustrated instructions on how to fold an origami boat….
Top Five Comfort Reads
Agatha Christie — Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and stand-alone mysteries Mexican food is my comfort food. Doesn’t matter what’s going on in my world—I’m always up for it, because it hits all the right flavor points. The same can be said for any Agatha Christie novel. Though my favorite is The Mystery of the Blue…
My Room of Distractions
Were you that kid whose adults were constantly worried about you being distracted? Did you blow them off, because what was there to be distracted from – algebra? Or maybe you were that kid who never got distracted. The golden child who was the MVP, prom queen, and valedictorian. Possibly you were like me, somewhere…
Unbound Women in Books
I love a good list—pretty much any kind. Even the humble to-do list scratches an itch. But book recommendation lists? Chef’s kiss. They’re my favorite, mostly because I get to check things off and ride that sweet, sweet dopamine rush of completion. (Hello, ISTJ personality type.) It also feeds into my Scorpio “been there, done…
Unbound Woman
There are things that we write because they are safe. And then there are things that we write that show our soft, underbellies. I have always chosen to stick to the safe stuff. But just beneath the surface, those shadowed parts of me have always been waiting. Not just to be heard, but to be…