March 2022, and this isn't about the slap
            ...sorry and you're welcome
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        February 2022, layers and layers of discontent
            ...from adichie's americanah
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        January 2022, and joy comes in the morning
            ...from "the star side of bird hill"
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        my top 10 favorite reads of 2021 + a paid subscriber option
            Surprise, bitch! I'd like some money.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        December 2021, and how are we to be
            “It’s tea I need. On a roof somewhere.”
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        November 2021, a whirlwind
            For everyone: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. You just gotta do it.
For people who want to better understand the realities of growing up a Black girl in America and/or love a good memoir: Somebody’s Daughter
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        October 2021, you ol' ghoul
            Things that felt like guarantees big and small — a meal out, a quick shot (either kind), the ability to plan a trip with a friend — just aren’t anymore. Nothing works like it used to work. More importantly, it doesn’t work to push forward for the old way if the old way is gone.