MK’s Book Reviews: Tell the Wolves I’m Home

Recently I read Tell the Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt, and…

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Travel Tip: Talk to Strangers

Time for another travel essay. Today’s topic: on why you should talk to strangers while traveling. 

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On Playing the Long (Writing) Game

Once upon a time there was a young girl named Mary Kate who dreamed about being a writer…

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A (Not So) Brief Personal Reading History

To be honest, I’m not sure how this came up–I think perhaps I read a similar concept on another blog, but I can’t for the life of me remember which one–but I decided to do a study on my own personal reading history…

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The French Shrug (or, How I Almost Committed Horse-Theft)

Time for another travel essay. Today, one of the things I do not miss about France.

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Writers: How Long Does It Take You From First Draft To Finished?

At my writing group last week, an interesting question arose…

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MK’s Book Reviews: The Magicians

So I read The Magicians by Lev Grossman, which has been billed as “Harry Potter for Assholes”, and…

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On Reverse Culture Shock

This week’s travel essay is on what happens to you when you stop traveling. (All past travel essays here)

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Writers: How To Carve Out Writing Time

Once upon a time, I had a dream…

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The Best YA (For People Who “Don’t Like YA”)

I’ve decided Fridays are good days for book posts. So that is where they shall be from now unto eternity (or at least, until I change my mind again.)

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