Author Archives: Elizabeth

This is the sixteenth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. Here’s the start of our nonfiction shelves! There are two books that have changed how I view the world andContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.16”

This is the fifteenth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. So much to mine on this shelf! Right there in the middle is an out-of-print collection of adaptations of classicalContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.15”

A couple weeks ago, I signed the contract on a story that’s scheduled to run in the January 2021 Fireside Quarterly. I’m terrifically excited to work with everyone at Fireside. All their communications to date have been clear, prompt, and professional, which doesn’t get praised enough in any field, IMO. And that’s not even mentioningContinue reading “Fireside Quarterly Sale”

This is the next installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. Wait, what happened to 13? Oh. Well, that shelf contains several religious texts and icons. For now, I am keepingContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.14”

This is the twelfth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. We bought Watchmen on our honeymoon, at the airport, on the way out. We both read it that week. BecauseContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.12”

This is the eleventh installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. I took all the pictures of my shelves at the beginning of the year. By now, this shelf has changed.Continue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.11”

This is the tenth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. Last October, on the day after I arrived at Viable Paradise, a handful of us walked into town to rentContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.10”

In April, I set aside my writing work* to make room for my sewing machine, and I sewed a bunch of masks for family and friends. Making masks seemed like one of the few things that those of us who are not healthcare or grocery workers could do to help, and I’m glad I did.Continue reading “Masks and Words”

This is the eighth installment of my aptly-named series “Books on the Shelf,” in which I take any title or object from one of my lovingly alphabetized shelves and write a short post about it. Would you like your very own Hedwig baby owl? Here she is, up close: I recommend a nice boucle yarnContinue reading “Books on the Shelf 1.8”