When everything changed: My mom the reluctant feminist

This Christmas I gave my mom the best re-gift ever. A couple of years ago, Smarty Pants had bought me When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins. The book details the struggle for women’s rights and how courageously individual women fought against laws they knew… Continue reading When everything changed: My mom the reluctant feminist

The sexiest trait a man can have

When Smarty Pants and I were living in Prague, we got caught in sudden summer thunderstorm during a picnic. We had only a few seconds’ warning before the clouds rolled in and torrential, frigid rain pounded down on us. We threw our food back in the basket and ran for the closest cover: a copse… Continue reading The sexiest trait a man can have

Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter

Last night (December 23rd) around 8pm, my grandma called me with a special Christmas request. “Will you do me a favor, sissy? Will you buy Grandpa a new atlas and wrap it up and put it under the tree, from Grandma?” It seemed like a pretty random request. She’s never asked me to buy anything… Continue reading Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter