J. L. ArmstrongDeath by AssociationI have to be honest: I have been avoiding writing this post. I’ve played multiple games of Backgammon on my iPhone, while drinking wine and…Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongThrough the Looking GlassHave you ever confided in someone whom you trusted and that person refused to believe your story? Like, you have never lied nor had a…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongJourneys of the SpiritThis past summer, I had a big move planned but was waiting on some things to fall into place, namely a job. I was excited to move back to…Aug 27, 2017Aug 27, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongRead Like a VictorianLast weekend, my best friend and I took an hour’s jaunt to a nearby city to visit a bat conservancy. We read signs aloud and pointed out…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongFailure to LandAfter reading a challenging nonfiction book, what I needed was an easy novel. I picked up Dan Lopez’s debut, The Show House. Set in a…May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongDrowning in the DetailsIn my last post, I wrote about a difficult book I was trying to get through. I did manage to finish it, but it was certainly a slog…May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongTo Quit or Not to QuitI am not a quitter. That’s what I told myself whenever I read a book I didn’t like. I’m reading this book and that’s that. This book won’t…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongBanned!My seventeen-year-old sister gave me Voltaire’s Candide for Christmas. She had read it and thought I would find it funny. What I found…May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongThe ConvalescentIn so much of the nineteenth century literature I read, women or young men are sickly and bedridden. They suffer from a “delicate nature”…May 6, 2017May 6, 2017
J. L. ArmstrongThey Can’t All Be WinnersMargaret Atwood is my hero, probably my favorite author. A Handmaid’s Tale opened my eyes to dystopian literature, and her Maddaddam series…May 3, 2017May 3, 2017