May Memo

“She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was…

Story of a Red Cabinet

I gained a new piece of furniture recently—a retro-looking IKEA cabinet, the size of a small TV stand, and bright…

Hello! After wiping away my tears I am now ready to write this little love letter to Fearless (Taylor’s Version).…

I am back with another edition of “What I Googled Wednesday” (yesterday)! A pithy window into my life via my…

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about tradition; In part because I’m translating a book about the effacement of old…

My essay on the affinity between sestinas and literary translation was published in Words Without Borders yesterday! You can read…

(I’m going to make it a personal goal of mine to alliterate all of my blog titles in 2021) For…

Hello, friends! Annie Dillard famously said that “how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”…

Wowowow. The devil works hard but Taylor Alison Swift works harder. I cannot believe that in the span of a…

I’ve always prided myself on my good memory. When watching a movie, I can usually identify what other roles the…