Archive - Grazing

everything I read in April and May

An ode to Lorrie Moore, a lot of generational family dramas and an overall slower pace of reading, which I hope has officially ended

May 30 •

on the other side of the fence

A tornado hit St. Louis last week. You know that already. What you might not know is what it's been like here for the past week, alternately normal and…

May 24 •

April 2025

go to a bookstore today

It's Independent Bookstore Day, and you have no reason not to celebrate.

Apr 26 •

everything I read in February and March

There was lots of fiction set in Ireland, plus the best book I've read in years, a tiny, perfect novel published in 1994.

Apr 11 •

a brief interlude about baseball

An essay about Adam Wainwright, homesickness and the power of believing when you should really know better.

Apr 4 •

the fig trees go west

My gargantuan houseplants are dripping with symbolism.

Apr 1 •

March 2025

grazing the internet, February edition

Everything I read in February, from an essay about the millennial experience a decade ago to a piece about life lately in D.C. ... and a lot in between.

Mar 6 •

February 2025

never meet your heroes

... and never visit the scene of a book you love.

Feb 26 •

everything I read in January

Ina Garten's memoir, which I was saving for a particularly gloomy week, was the highlight.

Feb 14 •

blueberry muffins with lemon curd

Lemon curd is a baking secret weapon. Make a batch, keep it in your fridge, and it'll take blueberry muffins to a new level.

Feb 7 •

grazing the internet, January edition

The best stories I read last month, from the New Yorker archives to a look at the New York subway system

Feb 3 •

January 2025

18 years, 4 months and 24 days worth of emails

Let me tell you a story about my dad on his 70th birthday.

Jan 25 •

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