by mylinhshattan | Oct 2, 2023 | On Life, Poetry for Emergencies, Stories
3 Min read Music and memory Norman Blake, Colter Wall Poetry for Emergencies * AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY iTunes * I’m listening to Colter Wall, titles like Corralling the Blues, Sleeping on the Asphalt, and The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. I’m a... by mylinhshattan | Sep 24, 2023 | Bookshelf, On Writing, Poetry for Emergencies, Stories
3 Min read Poetry for Emergencies Autumn Farewell to a friend AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY * Fall is my favorite season and I suppose it has something to do with trees. Today I walked through the cool, damp woods to my mother’s house, listening to gentle rhythms... 
by mylinhshattan | Sep 19, 2023 | General
3 Min read On laundry and language 2 Book recs Philosophy and Literature Excerpt: David Wemyss essay on speech and conversation * AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY * * On the corner of Park and Cherry, I shared my impression of X— with my husband. Let’s say I... 
by mylinhshattan | Sep 10, 2023 | Bookshelf, Stories
5 Min read 1 Book rec on creativity 1 Song and artist rec Mother and daughter / parent and child AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY * This is for my friends K— and M— and for you, dear reader, but I suppose it’s for myself more than anything. For the love... 
by mylinhshattan | Sep 5, 2023 | Bookshelf, On Writing, Toolbox
2 Min read Word Nerd special Humor and the paraprosdokian Usage manual rec – The authority on grammar, usage, and style Essay rec – DFW on assignment to research the above lexicon and the Usage Wars AVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY * The limits of my language...