I don’t think I actually ever officially announced my word for this year. *double checks* Scratch that, I did. However, I didn’t think much of it to be honest. I didn’t really make goals for 2025. I just wanted to live my life in a better, healthier,...

Has it ever occurred to you how inconvenient Christmas was? More than inconvenient—how unideal? How difficult? How straight-up unpleasant? How much of the story the principal characters would have liked to have skipped? Consider Mary’s story. However...

I know I did a tag earlier this week but I don’t have the energy to write a really serious Christmas post, and this is a very unbookish tag, so that should count for something. 😆 Rules Questions 1. When do you consider the holiday season officially...

Looking for some new cozy books to welcome in the holidays? The Cornerstone Series is back for one last burst of holiday cheer, and I’m so excited to join my fellow authors in giving you an early Christmas gift. Grab a blanket and a chair by the fire...

If you're anything like me, the Christmas holidays are currently invading your inbox. It's been a long day, so forgive me if I'm not as coherent as I should be, but I wanted to share a bit of encouragement that I've been thinking over lately. I told...

This October wrap-up was so horribly late I forgot about it and started writing a November wrap-up instead. And then I was so late I really did have to write a November wrap-up, so I decided to combine them. Voilà. || Highlights & Lowlights // Fo...

I’ve had this in my drafts for forever, and we’re finally doing it! I found this at Bookish Daughters of the King, but apparently it’s created by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, whom I don’t know. Let’s get into it! 1. “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”...

It’s 1:05 in the afternoon, and I’ve started this newsletter over again three times because I suffer from a delusion that everything I write must be perfect. I was anxious to finish so I can pull out a film and do my cross-stitching, but as I typed o...

Well, darlings, I’m afraid we will have to have a double-barrelled wrap-up next month because I never got around to October’s. I was hoping to do it this week, but instead I have two announcements for you. SALE We’ll start with the quickest one. Once...

I know—you wanted my autumn recommendations master list. I promise it will come sometime, but I decided to get ahead of myself and jump to Christmas, since autumn is practically over anyways. *squints at the snow outside, grumpy it came so early* Ove...

In the last couple years, a good deal of my innocently biased beliefs were shaken as I came to realize that the world was no longer the victorian ideal I thought it was. I’ve had to discover where I stand between remembrance and acknowledgement—betwe...

I’m running a bit behind on posts this month, though I still hope to get the usual four up. But I decided to start with something easy, and landed on this tag, created by Autumn Grace @ Shades of Art (I don’t personally know her, so as always use dis...

In all frankness, I really shouldn't be here. But I'm avoiding cleaning my fish tank (yes, the snails are still alive & thriving without the slightest shadow of a guilty conscience) and it's astonishing how productive one can be when avoiding a d...

It’s 10:54 a.m. as I write this (what time will it be when I actually send it??), and I’d like to state I’ve been very productive. ✅ I updated, signed, and sent an editing contract (after realizing I signed an unfinished copy where I forgot to fill...

As I write this, it’s a balmy July evening, and we are rejoicing in the coolness. I don’t know about you, but we’ve been having real scorchers here, and I am so grateful for the break, if only for one day! Unfortunately, I haven’t been outside yet (t...