Trish recommended Priestdaddy to me months ago — she knows me well. Patricia Lockwood’s memoir about her father, a Catholic priest, is fascinating and outrageous. It’s excruciatingly well-written, and unlike anything else I’ve ever read. How did Lockwood write this? How did she find the words to write something so — inexpressible? How did she… [Read More]

In person, I mean! Ten copies of these books are in my hands, right now, as I write this. Well okay, I have a little stack right beside me, because I’m typing and both of my hands are on my laptop. We’ve been running this gorgeous writing contest for eight years strong. And this year,… [Read More]

I’m going to keep this short, because I have a feeling you’re already taxed. You haven’t had a moment to yourself in weeks, and you don’t feel quite right. You’ve even turned off social media, because it was eating your personality. You’re not even reading most of your emails anymore. No time. The next eight… [Read More]