Barcelona Gothic
Barcelona Gothic The story follows Daniel Sempere, the son of a humble bookshop owner, who gets initiated into the secret society of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books as a boy. There, he picks up a mysterious tome called The Shadow of the Wind by an unknown author named Julián Carax. Daniel’s curiosity about the book’s […]
Have a drink with Hemingway
A drink with Hemingway Something about Hemingway’s restrained yet profound writing style gets me every time. A Moveable Feast, his memoir of the early 1920s when he was a struggling writer in Paris, is a perfect example. With sparse but vivid prose, he transports you to the bohemian literary scene of post-war Paris. The book […]
The mid-life realisation that being an adult sucks. Sometimes.
The mid-life realisation that being an adult sucks. Sometimes. For some, mid-life is the era of expanding waistlines and receding hairlines. For others, it is that time when you finally grow into your kaftan and embrace a head full of white curls. I don’t quite wear kaftans yet, but I am firmly rooted in the […]
When a foggy brain becomes your default personality
When a foggy brain becomes your default personality *Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This is my personal take on what doctors refer to as “cognitive dysfunction”. You are telling a fascinating story. Your audience is hooked. Then you can’t remember the word for “door”. You are tutoring a high school student and you […]
Reinventing the Ordinary
Reinventing the Ordinary I am reinventing myself. Subsequently, I will no longer be a proofreader, copy editor, ghostwriter, mom, blogger, or wife to a husband who works abroad. Professionally, I am now: a word watchman and typo terminator. a narrative navigator and linguistic locksmith. a prose proxy and tale transcriber. In my personal capacity, I […]