Ochre Dreams

Today marks the four year anniversary of my going vegan, and eight years of being meat free. I don’t know if four years is typically a significant marker, but this year feels special to me for some reason, so I’m rolling with it. Over the last year I’ve been pushed to rethink and reevaluate my… Continue reading Realizations and reminders from 4 years of being vegan

There is not much that makes me happier than a wander through a bookstore. I’m already leaping to add qualifiers–that my preference is an independent store, preferably used or with a large used section–but this post is all about bookstores I’ve loved (and most likely continue to love!), including all of the ones that do… Continue reading Bookstores I’ve Loved

One thing that has always boggled my mind when it comes to interacting with bookish people or communities is that there is a premium placed on hardcover editions of books. They want the newest novel and they want it in hardcover so that they can line it up next to all their other hardcovers. It’s… Continue reading Paperbacks are the superior book format

My mother has always called me a late bloomer–I prefer to think of myself as a ruminator. Someone who needs time to process the things happening around her, making connections when they’re available, and not necessarily knowing what’s important until the next event happens. This reality of my personality or my cognition habit has slowly… Continue reading The Lasting Legacy of Literary Women

It’s very easy to feel pulled in two different directions when you’re someone who lives their life listening to their gut while attempting to calm their brain. Yet, this summer has been one where my back and forth was manifested into my weekly life. I never planned on becoming the Hannah Montana of academia, but… Continue reading Lost In Commuting