Between the backside of the McDonald's and an outdoor storage facility on Indianapolis' east side, where I live, is a through road that connects the restaurant parking lot with the Pep Boys parking lot and then the road. It's the way I always leave McDonald's, preferring to chart my return to busy Washington Street via …
The Age of Miracles
Some books become moments, and The Age of Miracles was for me a moment. It was a book that I needed--that I didn't know I needed--until after I'd begun reading. It was like the book said Oh, Jackie, let me bandage your wound before you lose too much blood. and I said back Oh, I did not realize …
Book Reactions: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Stillness. Complete, impractical stillness. I don't really want to move much less type this but I have to put some thoughts down. Heaviness. My heart feels like there's a brick compressing it. Did I ~like~ Oscar Wao? In many ways, no. It's a book of horrifying tragedy and injustice. I didn't LIKE reading about that …
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