2019-01-16 15:00
I have a weakness for hearing people describe how they organize their bookshelves. Alphabetical, chronological, categorical or in rainbow order? Each option has its advocates and it’s… Read More
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2019-01-08 15:00
I did a lot of great things over the past year. My proof is
in the memories, stories and pictures. But also, I kept a bunch of lists. It
started primarily as a curiosity and, frankly, becaus… Read More
2019-01-03 22:03
Over the course of last year, I consumed books in a way that has sort of become habit, but has also become refuge. I’ve seen updates from so many people talking about how hard 2018 was… Read More
2018-05-03 12:00
Earlier this year I was in the midst of a huge project at work and it was invading my life. I was stressed out all the time and need more things to which I could look forward. Normally I am… Read More
2018-05-02 18:08
The best way to research a country, I believe, is to read about it. I could read non-fiction fact-packed tomes, but I prefer to stock up on fiction stories. Even made up stories have a lot… Read More
2018-01-08 01:09
New Year’s resolutions don’t often work for me, but I go through the exercise of setting them anyway. I think the arbitrary reboot that New Years can symbolize is an important ch… Read More
2018-01-03 13:00
While I stand outside, waiting for the bus in subzero temperatures, I try and remember that for every extreme, there is an opposite. This contrast is what makes our world beautiful. Then my… Read More
2018-01-02 13:30
Not much time during 2017 was spent in silence or without my face between the pages of a book. If I wasn’t reading a book, I was listening to one. Consuming books in two formats meant… Read More
2017-09-12 12:29
There is something very empowering in the following train of thought: I used to think… But then I learned… And now I think…
How often do you hear people speak like that?… Read More
2017-09-04 16:01
I approach what I read with such little thought that I sometimes wonder what the connecting thread is. Throughout August I kept coming back to a common theme: epic adventure. While I myself… Read More
2017-08-22 14:56
When you share a picture of yourself on social media, you select one that presents you in the best way. Where you look the cutest, where your adventure looks the most epic, where your skills… Read More
2017-08-04 19:54
I associate Summertime with very specific things:
Fresh vegetables from my garden or local farmer’s market
Weekend walks downtown with frequent stops added in to explore new places
Tri… Read More
2017-08-03 19:31
Every now and then, you read something that really resonates with you. Five years ago, I read this post from Kristen Howerton on Rage Against the Minivan, which says: “Mark and I have… Read More
2017-06-07 14:22
My shtick of late is to always have two books going – one audio that I listen while in the car and while walking to work and a paper one to read in bed, at the gym and when I find spar… Read More
2017-05-01 12:00
I recently signed up for a new email newsletter called Make America Read Again by Hillary Copsey and a standing section in the newsletter is called “Read Harder.” I lov… Read More
2017-04-26 16:57
When you visit a new place, how do you try to ensure an authentic experience? For me, it’s through public transit. While I certainly don’t accomplish it in every new place I… Read More
2017-01-23 00:07
Once, years ago, I hugged someone and I’ve had regrets about it ever since.
My aversion to hugging is no secret. I generally avoid it at all costs. I’ve learned to handles m… Read More
2017-01-02 21:44
I love many things about Goodreads: It helps me share books I love with friends and get recommendations from the books they loved, it alerts me to new books I might like based on past books… Read More
2016-12-20 22:05
According to Nielson, “U.S. adults spent 10 hours, 39 minutes a day consuming media in the first quarter of 2016.” When you consume so much information, how do you evaluate what… Read More
2016-12-17 13:00
A girl detective obsessed with science. A teen who solves crime using science, special powers and a pack of friends. A lady detective who, when she’s not landing her latest conquest, i… Read More
2016-12-16 19:18
Here in Cincinnati, it’s cold outside. That awful kind of cold where you start trying to brainstorm ways to add more layers to your day’s outfit. Where you feel your eyes startin… Read More
2016-09-07 11:25
This. Sometimes all you need is some time staring at the ocean to get recentered. In a few days, this is all I’ll see.
The post Reflection appeared first on Kate's… Read More
2016-07-18 18:35
I’m reading The Moon by Night, a 1957 novel by Joy Packer, and there is a character, a native South African, who goes by the Americanized name Nimrod. I read that and was like, damn is… Read More
2016-07-12 20:50
On my walks to work I’m listening to The Wright Brothers by David McCullough and boning up on my aviation and Dayton knowledge. I’m also gaining appreciation for the amount of fa… Read More
2016-04-28 13:59
A suitcase. It means adventure. Escape. Freedom. Rejection. Next steps. Goodbyes. Inside a suitcase, you put everything you need for a journey, regardless of whether you’re packing qui… Read More
2016-02-26 15:52
Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who has raised their voice for their rights. Let us pick up our books and our pens; they are our most powerful weapons. One child, o… Read More
2016-01-11 17:17
This morning I got online only to feel my stomach drop like a ton of bricks. News that David Bowie has passed away is flooding my news streams. Most of my friends are talking about his… Read More
2015-11-30 19:34
Photos of cats dressed in clothes, posed like they’re playing the banjo, working in a photography studio, riding a motorcycle and riding a horse. I’m not referring to an Instagra… Read More
2015-11-26 13:24
“You can’t make people care.”
That’s what Wonder Boy said when I was trying to tell him about In and Unlikely Event by Judy Blume and how I related that boo… Read More
2015-11-24 15:58
Every morning during the work week, and I do mean every morning, my husband irons his clothes. Me? I use that iron maybe once a month. No, that’s not even true. Every other month… Read More
2015-11-23 17:42
We found another ransom note in our backyard.
Sort of. Maybe I need to back up a bit.
Back in 2008, Wonder Boy and I found an ugly ceramic racoon in our backyard accompanied by the note, &ld&hell…Read More
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