Leah Nyfeler6th Graders Can Solve Our Voting ProblemAre you a Texan? Did you vote? Well, congrats; you are one of the 12 percent of registered voters who cast a ballot yesterday. True —…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Leah NyfelerWhen Did Public Libraries Become a “Waste”?On a mission, I bypassed the long line of voters and zipped into the Carver branch of Austin Public Library. Heading straight for the…Nov 5, 20191Nov 5, 20191
Leah NyfelerChicago Is UsSome American cities are bigger than life. What I think of as “quintessentially American,” like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington…Nov 2, 2019Nov 2, 2019
Leah NyfelerIn Which I Imagine The Endings These Game of Thrones Characters Truly DeserveYes, I get that you can’t please all of the people all of the time. Someone (especially someone heavily invested in an eight-year long…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Leah NyfelerLike to Read About Murder?I confess: I enjoy true crime books. Naturally, as I track my #52booksin52weeks reading, a fair amount of the genre shows up. So I culled…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Leah NyfelerWhat Do You Do When the Creative Well Runs Dry?I’ve been watching my friend Leigh Ann Torres on Instagram with a mixture of awe and envy. I say friend, though I know Leigh Ann better…Apr 30, 20191Apr 30, 20191
Leah NyfelerTrevor Noah’s Autobiography Transforms a West Texas DriveFar mesas, turning windmills, splotches of scrub brush and grassy tufts, sharp spires of agave and sotol, with sporadic interruptions of…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Leah NyfelerThunderstruck by Chuck Wendig’s “Thunderbird” and Miriam BlackI have a weakness for books, birds, and people who make me laugh. Not necessarily in that order; all are somewhat equal in their…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Leah NyfelerWondering About Happiness in the Face of Valentine’s DayI keep staring at the wall, torn. Is doing nothing passively agressively setting my husband up to fail? Shouldn’t I just go ahead and take…Feb 13, 2018Feb 13, 2018
Leah NyfelerCan I Be Absolved of Gentrification?In case you haven’t looked at my little circle logo, I’m a white woman. In today’s divisive times, I think a lot about what it means to be…Nov 29, 20171Nov 29, 20171