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Saying Bad Words

I’m very pleased to announce that I have an essay in this upcoming book, which is now available for pre-order through Indiegog0, along with interesting incentives (including, but not limited to, being thanked in the book itself for your support of this project. The book is part of the “I Speak for Myself” series, and [...]

Wait, Why Is Canning Your Own Jam Suddenly ‘Cool’?

I have a review of Emily Matchar’s new book Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity up at Christianity Today. If you’ve ever wondered how and why knitting, canning, and quilting are ‘cool’ again, even–especially?–among urban twentysomethings, you’ll want to check it out. My mother doesn’t knit or sew (much) and her mother [...]

Going Down to the Sea in Ships

23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters; 24they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep. 25For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. 26They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their [...]

Friday Cat

Before there was GrumpyCat, there were these cats:

Interview + Giveaway

Sarah Cunningham is hosting an interview and giveaway of my new book at her blog as part of her Learning Hospitality series. Go here, read, and submit a recipe in the comments for a chance to win a free copy!

Madonna: Humanitarian Diva? (And How Not To Do Good.)

Earlier this month, Madonna visited Malawi with her children, and, though she’d requested to meet with President Joyce Banda, she didn’t get to see her nor received any sort of special treatment from the government. And apparently, upon leaving the country, Madonna and her children had to go through the ordinary security line instead of [...]

On Faking It, Pharmaceuticals, and Whistleblowing

I’ve been feeling crappy for a while. Can I blame my awful, terrible allergies on my parents? Because I have always had awful, terrible allergies, and, yes, I have tried everything you’re going to suggest, from allergy shots to Allegra to local honey to non-dairy to acupressure to neti pots, to no avail. (Maybe it’s [...]

Friday Cat

I’m going to take a page out of Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum’s book and start a new tradition. On Fridays, I’m posting cat pictures. Okay? Because I just need to get it out in the open how very much I love pictures of cats on the Internet. And my very favorite cat in the [...]

If You’d Like to Write a Book…

Well, now that I’ve published a book, I get to sit back and sagely dispense Wisdom on Writing, right? Wrong, but, now that I’ve published a book, I’ve had people tell me that they’d like to do the same, and do I have any advice for them? Maybe I do. #1 Decide what you really [...]

Pancit Bihon (Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Lots of Vegetables)

A few weeks ago we were in South Africa, and I was so excited to be able to go into a HUGE grocery store so that I could get, among other things, rice vermicelli noodles so that I could make what is one of my very favorite things to eat: pancit bihon! I made it [...]