Maria JerinicCalling like it’s 2010. . . ,or 1990 . . . or 2005?Last night I picked up the phone and called my friend E in another state. Just called him. I didn’t warn him, or schedule a phone call. I…Aug 25Aug 25
Maria JerinicThoughts on Reading and Anne LamottOne May afternoon, three dear friends sat in a Santa Fe auditorium listening to Anne Lamott.May 312May 312
Maria JerinicOn A Christmas Carol and Housing InsecurityAs an adult I have come to love Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843). This was not always the case. As a child watching television holiday…Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023
Maria JerinicWhy Did Books About A Bookstore Become My Lockdown Reading?I recently read Alba Donati’s Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop: A Memoir. In this beautiful book, Donati, a poet with extensive experience in…Jul 26, 20231Jul 26, 20231
Maria JerinicOn Packing Books for VacationI am preparing for a week abroad. I feel so fortunate. I am thankful to the conference-planning gods that have blessed me with this…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Maria JerinicReading and RepairA week before she suddenly died, my mother gave me a stack of books she had recently read. This was not unusual; my mother regularly passed…Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
Maria JerinicCracked Bindings.I grew up understanding that there are two types of book lovers: those who protect and preserve the physical object (while engaging with…Jun 11, 20232Jun 11, 20232