Writing
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I’m Booked: Love in Literature
March 24, 2025[Published in SCAD District] https://scaddistrict.com/im-booked-love-in-literature/ I’ll be the first to admit that I can’t stand romance novels. I hope this doesn’t get me any hate mail because I know they have a large following these days. I just find their formulaic structure and routine happy endings not to my taste.… -
I’m Booked: “Marathon Woman”
March 24, 2025[Published in SCAD District] https://scaddistrict.com/im-booked-marathon-woman/ On Feb. 5, what some at District are claiming was the “best day ever,” we celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day. In honor of this holiday, I’d love to talk about the first woman to officially run a marathon. Katherine Switzer went into… -
I’m Booked: “The Nickel Boys”
February 7, 2025[Published in SCAD District] https://scaddistrict.com/im-booked-the-nickel-boys/ Among the many books I was lucky enough to receive for Christmas, “The Nickel Boys” became my first completed book of 2025. This Pulitzer Prize winning book by Colson Whitehead was a captivating and intense start to the year. Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys” describes the…