Reviews and musings on: xo Orpheus, Best American Essays 2014, A Manual for Cleaning Women, On the Move, Murder on the Orient Express, and all of Harry Potter
Author Archives: lara
A Ball of String
I think I was a cat for Halloween one year. I have a picture of me in a leotard and tights with a construction paper ears and a tail and my face painted white with black whiskers. It’s not much of a tail and I remember being a little disappointed that I didn’t have a …
The Books of April
Reviews of: Mirror, Mirror; Fairy Tale Review, Mr. and Mrs. Dog, A Plague of Doves, Flash Non-Fiction, Zero History, Hat Full of Sky, and some Harry Potter.
The Thing about Hallmark
Why is everybody so down on Hallmark? Aren’t we inarticulate enough without denying us the chance to have someone help us to speak?
The Books of March
Reviews of McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes, Donaldson’s Culture Clash, Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection, and Valente’s The Orphan’s Tales.