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May 16, 2013May 29, 2013

I’m a genius at the end of cleaning day

My husband had barely gotten his foot in the door last Tuesday when I pounced. I grinned up at him, “I learned how to do podcasts today!” I could feel my whole body sparking with excitement. He looked at me blankly, suitcase in hand. Like most of the world, he discovered podcasts years ago. “You … Continue reading I’m a genius at the end of cleaning day

April 9, 2013April 9, 2013

Confessions of a former bookseller

I confess. All my life, I have struggled with how to organize the books on my shelf. Even as a child, I spent hours staring at the shelves, puzzling over the best way to sort them. Do I ignore classifications, jumbling novels with atlases, and alphabetize by author? As an adult I wondered, would the … Continue reading Confessions of a former bookseller