A lot of people had a difficult time reading in 2020. With the world in such a mess, it can … More
Author: Kathy Miller
Preparing to Write: A Not-for-the-Faint-of-Heart Guide
I’ve heard there are some writers who just start. These writers, if I’m to believe the stories, put pen to … More
30 Days of Books
On January 1, 2018, my friend Chad and I decided to start a Facebook reading group. It wasn’t supposed to … More
On not revising (at least for now)
On the evening of January 31, 2019, I sat in a third floor classroom of Loft Literary in Minneapolis and … More
Two Bedsides
March 4, 2006 The phone rang at our Texas home on Saturday afternoon. It was the nursing home Dad had … More
The Making of Margaret Hyde
My forebears gaze at me, neatly arrayed in the sepia tones of 1936. In the center sits the patriarch, my … More
My Year in Reading (2018 Edition)
It could be seen as a sad commentary on my life that my last post on this blog was over … More
Favorite Books! (2017 Edition)
We’re getting close to the end of the year, so it’s time to consider my favorite reads of 2017. In … More
Contraception, Abortion, and the Rhymes of History
On October 6, the Trump administration rolled back a key facet of the Affordable Care Act that required employers to … More
Diving Down the Rabbit Hole
When Alice went down the rabbit hole, she found a wonderland of bizarre characters and strange goings-on she had never … More