During a camping trip to Mammoth Caves last summer, Sarah and I were snuggled up in our sleeping bags laying in our tent one night. The sounds of the cicadas buzzing inspired musing about how amazing nature is. A sucker for poetic devices, I eventually paired cicadas with singing. The phrase “Why do cicadas sing?” […]
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Rising Tide – 2022 April
Welcome to the April issue of Rising Tide, a monthly digest of things I deem worth sharing. Enjoy my recommended books, blog posts, podcasts, music, products, and more. 1. If you have followed this blog for long enough, you will know that I am a big fan of e e cummings and read his poetry […]
Rising Tide – 2022 March
Hey, hey! Happy Spring! Welcome to this month’s issue of Rising Tide! If you have been here before, thanks for returning. If this is your first time, welcome! Rising Tide is a digest of things I deem worth sharing. Enjoy my recommended books, blog posts, podcasts, music, products, and more. 1. Cameron Maria Machado is […]
Rising Tide – 2022 February
Hey, there! Welcome to this month’s issue of Rising Tide! If you’re new here, Rising Tide is a digest of things worth sharing. Enjoy my carefully curated list of books, blog posts, podcasts, music, and more! 1. Ever wonder how a book is made? This detailed pictorial chronology walks through the process step by step, […]
Rising Tide – 2022 January
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022, another year of Rising Tide! Thanks for kicking off your new year here! Rising Tide is a digest of things worth sharing. Enjoy this list of books, blog posts, podcasts, music, and more! 1. From the likes of Pablo Picasso and Harriet Tubman to Anne Boleyn and Judy Garland, […]
Rising Tide – 2021 December
Welcome to another edition of Rising Tide, the last one of the year! Rising Tide is a digest of things worth sharing. Enjoy this list of books, blog posts, podcasts, music, and more! 1. Happy last day of the year! What better way to ring in 2022 than with a little Auld Lang Syne! 2. […]
We’re here because we’re here because…
This year, I read 89 books. (As I write this, there are still six hours left in the day, and I am determined to hit 90. I just never count them before they’re finished.) Of the 89-soon-to-be-90, I have read a lot of 5 star books, so many that a few are tied for second […]
Rising Tide – 2021 November
Welcome to another edition of Rising Tide, a digest of things worth sharing! Enjoy this month’s list of books, blog posts, podcasts, music, and more! 1. NPR recently unveiled “Books We Love,” previously known as the NPR Book Concierge. Books We Love is an interactive reading guide with book recommendations galore! Books are categorized by […]
How to Read
A “library cormorant” is a phrase cleverly coined by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Omnivorous and voracious in my reading, I identify as one myself! As a kid, I read and read and read! I was always all in for the Book-It monthly Pizza Hut personal pan pizza monthly contests, the Accelerated Reader program at school, you […]
Rising Tide – 2021 October
Welcome to another edition of Rising Tide, a digest of things worth sharing! Enjoy this month’s list of books, blog posts, movies, music, and more! To watch 1. How many more books will you read in your lifetime? As an avid reader, this feels like a scary question. (Don’t blink, or you’ll miss the few […]