π¬π “Real life is people leaning on each other when things are hard. It’s loving each other so much there’s no question about facing things together. It’s fighting for each other and with each other and being damned grateful for every morning you wake up together.” The Widow of Rose House, Diana Biller
Halfway through the week of no school or camp and we’re not doing too badly, thanks to grandma time, the pool, and a moratorium on screen time limits…
ππ¬ “Love isn’t naΓ―ve, Alva. It’s hope, and it’s faith, and it can outlast buildings and wars and empires.” The Widow of Rose House, Diana Biller
πππ A couple of links about pleasure reading for your reading pleasure:
- What Romance Novels Taught Me About Taking Pleasure More Seriously by Stephanie Fallon (The Good Trade)
- Donβt Call Them Trash by Sophie Gilbert (The Atlantic)
There’s something really special about being a 90s comedy nerd married to another 90s comedy nerd.
I like how when I text someone and am a lot, knowing they’re a lot too means I know we’ll both be okay because we’re both a lot and they won’t be mad I a-lot-ed at them.
ππListened to Our Opinions Are Correct, Episode 131: The State of Star Trek, with Mike McMahan. Spoilery still from the Strange New Worlds Season 2 trailer on that page.
This is a lovely episode, full of thoughts on what makes Trek Trek, when it’s at its best, and what Lower Decks does.
π Read A LETTER FROM THE NEW CORPORATE OWNERS OF HOOPERβS STORE (McSweeney’s).
This is hilarious and ends with a perfect button.
ππ Fascinated by this ethnographic study on youth’s “pocket writing” practices.
Most fiction I write happens in my pocket now and is mostly private, shared only with very specific people. As a teenager, I did a lot of writing that was tucked away in my backpack, only shared with particular friends.
Installing Linux on my Windows machine…