The good news is that, unlike last month, I managed to carve out a little more social time amid all the writing work and the other work.
Read MoreI’m in crunch time for many of the projects and plans I had set for 2024—or I’m coming to terms with the reality that certain things just will not get done.
Read MoreAs always, I read fewer books in Q3 than I do in other quarters of the year. I still read plenty, though, listed with my favorites in bold as always.
Read MoreSeptember didn’t slow down, now did it? I crammed it with as much productivity and traveling and literary goodness as I could.
Read MoreLate in the month I marveled at how gloriously long August seemed this year thanks to all the things I did and the people I saw and the places I went.
Read MoreA lot of moving around geographically in July, but work and goals still progressed while the adventures unfolded.
Read MoreI ranged all over the place with my reading in Q2 2024, from what felt like the gamut of fiction genres through to nonfiction on the writing craft and beyond.
Read MoreJune was a hodgepodge of experiences professional and personal and otherwise, which made it an emotional rollercoaster of a month. And with more of those ahead, too.
Read MoreMuch progress on the writing fronts in May 2024, hitting target for two big projects. Doesn’t mean I will make my goals for the year, as I have far still to go, but I’m at least on track. (I think.)
Read MoreSo much flew at my head from so many directions in April that I don’t even know how to organize an update for this summary.
Read MoreSomehow, we’ve wrapped the first quarter of 2024? Which means I’ve compiled and tidied up my reading list for the beginning of the year, too.
Read MoreI’m more than a little flummoxed to have wrapped the first quarter of 2024, but at least my goals and plans are so far on track. Here’s what I managed—the highlights, anyway—in March.
Read MoreSure, February this year gave us an extra day—but even without the twenty-four hours of leaping, I’d say I made the most of the month.
Read MoreVoilà: My now absolutely all-time favorite, will-eat-the-entire-batch-in-an-afternoon, go-to homemade chocolate chip cookie.
Read MoreSomehow, January ended. Felt long in some ways, sure, but mostly shockingly short. Nonetheless, I got a lot done and made a good start on tackling my 2024 objectives.
Read MoreI read a lot of books in 2023, but I managed to winnow down my list of the best-of-the-best using four criteria. Here are my five favorites—and several runners-up.
Read MoreHow I rounded out the 2023 reading year, with my favorites of the quarter in bold and links to the rest of the year’s lists.
Read MoreI spent a portion of the first day of 2024 reviewing my 2023 progress against the goals I’d set for myself—always an interesting reflection point.
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