Here. Here. Here.
As I pondered over the madness of spending hours on social media or pursuing an unrequited, unfulfilling friendship, I caught myself thinking more and more, “This is not how I want to spend my life.”
Ignore my tired face. Focus on the fact that I did my civic duty.
Some of my favourite bookish podcasts for your listening pleasure
Finally returned books that were just languishing on my shelf for months. Came home with some more books. Help.
Anyone else going feral and screaming along with this song?
Every time I send my manuscript to my editor, I attach a note saying, "Please be gentle with me 😭" And then have to cry for a few days afterwards anyways.
Currently (re)reading. It seems I have a thing for green and gold foil.
the windup | issue 08
Literary influences according to Claude
The follow-up question I asked was, “which ones would you name as foundational texts that have influenced my manuscript?” (and
I gave Claude these instructions: Please analyze this list of books and tell me what conclusions you can draw about me from this list alone.
I finally did this, using the exact same prompt, and here’s what I got:
1. You have a profound
You don't actually know Charlie Kirk
On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah campus. His death triggered the usual cycle of outrage and debate.
Sometimes I’ll notice a bunch of notifications and get excited, then see that it’s just my husband liking all the posts and notes he’s missed recently. After the initial disappointment, I think, well at least I have one true fan.
I heard on a podcast recently that no one reads short stories except other writers. Is this true? What do you think?
Sign of a writer in the house: pens everywhere. I leave my favourite black pen in every bag and every room. I get very irritated when I can’t find one.
One good thing that’s come out of my ranting about the “Wuthering Heights” trailer is that my husband is finally reading Wuthering Heights. And he just texted me this, which made me happy. The Emily Brontë influence is strong with me lol.
“Have you eaten?”
My grandma is dying. In truth, she’s been dying for years now, my months punctuated with hospital scares and
