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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of This Year’s Advent Calendars

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of This Year’s Advent Calendars

All I want for Christmas is…noodles?

Nov 27

Debunking Some Persistent Thanksgiving Myths Before You Carve That Turkey

Debunking Some Persistent Thanksgiving Myths Before You Carve That Turkey

Most of what we’ve learned is wrong

Nov 13

Things Better Suited to Your Time Than Reading Medium Fiction Writers-Fiction

Things Better Suited to Your Time Than Reading Medium Fiction Writers-Fiction

Creativity vs. Connection vs. Content

Nov 10

Some Thoughts on Insomnia, Timeless Writing, and the Vatican Library

Some Thoughts on Insomnia, Timeless Writing, and the Vatican Library

Sleep deprivation leads you strange places

Nov 7

Halloween Isn’t the End of Our Celebration of the Dead; It’s Just the Beginning

Halloween Isn’t the End of Our Celebration of the Dead; It’s Just the Beginning

It starts a month-long reflection

Oct 31

The Situation with Palestine Will Never End Because We’ll Never Give it Back

The Situation with Palestine Will Never End Because We’ll Never Give it Back

My thoughts on the Hamas-Israel conflict

Oct 29

Some Fun Facts About the Popes for the Next Time Your Family Plays Trivial Pursuit

Some Fun Facts About the Popes for the Next Time Your Family Plays Trivial Pursuit

In case you get the history category

Oct 20

Someone Claimed They Read My Short Story But His Idiotic Comment Proved He Lied

Someone Claimed They Read My Short Story But His Idiotic Comment Proved He Lied

I laughed so hard at the stupidity of his comment I almost wet myself🤣

Robin Christine Honigsberg

Oct 19

I’m Using National Novel Writing Month to Attempt the Impossible

I’m Using National Novel Writing Month to Attempt the Impossible

There’s not much else to do in November

Oct 17

Did Being a Complete Book Snob Actually Make Me an Unwitting Censor?

Did Being a Complete Book Snob Actually Make Me an Unwitting Censor?

I have wondered about this for years

Oct 12

Five Italians We Can Honor Instead of Columbus this Columbus Day

Five Italians We Can Honor Instead of Columbus this Columbus Day

An annual list we can all agree on

Oct 8

The Worst Thing You Can Say When Dating Someone Jewish

The Worst Thing You Can Say When Dating Someone Jewish

I hung up on my girlfriend and never spoke to her again

Oct 2

Here are a Few Ways You Can Take Real Action During Banned Books Week

Here are a Few Ways You Can Take Real Action During Banned Books Week

Do more than just read a banned book

Oct 2

I Learned Something Important When My Daughter Asked for Book Suggestions Yesterday

I Learned Something Important When My Daughter Asked for Book Suggestions Yesterday

I probably shouldn’t be so surprised

Sep 29

This is One of the Most Banned Books in the Entire World

This is One of the Most Banned Books in the Entire World

You can probably guess what it is

Sep 22

Meet Tripod — The Rocky Balboa of Mule Deer

Meet Tripod — The Rocky Balboa of Mule Deer

Our much maligned but deeply loved visiting venison with the willpower to survive.

Sep 22

Why I Have Decided to Only Read New Novels by Authors I Know Personally

Why I Have Decided to Only Read New Novels by Authors I Know Personally

Sep 15

A Very Literary Decade: The ’80s Were More than New Wave and Parachute Pants

A Very Literary Decade: The ’80s Were More than New Wave and Parachute Pants

The books were as good as the music

Sep 6

Why I Finally Made An Uneasy Peace With E-Books

Why I Finally Made An Uneasy Peace With E-Books

The reason surprised me

Aug 28

My Medication is Making me Fat

My Medication is Making me Fat

And I’m ready for it

Aug 27

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