you paid for this
you paid for this: here's some other stuff I've been consuming
entertainment-wise, not food-wise!!!!! food is boring to me
2022
January 2022, and joy comes in the morning
...from "the star side of bird hill"
you paid for this
you paid for this: ahh, real finance monsters
Well, well, well, hello paid subscribers.
2021
my top 10 favorite reads of 2021 + a paid subscriber option
Surprise, bitch! I'd like some money.
2021
December 2021, and how are we to be
“It’s tea I need. On a roof somewhere.”
2021
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
2021
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.
2021
September 2021, and the rain's finally here
If you’re a romance fan: you’ve gotta get into Jasmine Guillory’s collection. I enjoyed While We Were Dating, though it wasn’t my number one from her. If you’re a romance fan, I guess you might as well pick up Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation as well.
2021
August 2021, and now i'm 34
hbd and happy fall
2021
July 2021, and i need a rainy day
If you like all of the things I said I liked when writing about With Teeth: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett. If you like graphic novels and/or history: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
2021
June 2021, baby
Also for the record, other than a free digital or physical copy of the book, I don’t get paid when someone asks me to review so you can trust that I actually recommend it. (I upset an author a few months ago for being honest! Sorry!)
2021
May 2021, and too much is going on
I don’t even know, y’all. Everything I read this month was so personal or weird so here’s my best attempt besides Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis. Everyone should read that.