I’m a little done with being sticky all the time. Or only being able to go for a half-hour run before I’m convinced that the air I’m breathing is really just transparent sludge.

But, in an effort to not wish away what remains of the summer, I’ll ignore it (or more likely, just shut up about it much to the delight of those around me).

Speaking of heat (heat not humidity!), thank you to everyone who came to the Adult Book Fair at Powder Hollow Brewery this past weekend. It was a pleasure getting to know a bunch of new readers and sharing a pop-up market with some pretty rad local vendors. Despite temps climbing into the nineties, the day was sunny and beautiful and the crowd at the brewery was absolutely rockin’.

If this sounds like a good time (I mean come on, books, brews (NA included!, and community?) there are a few more coming up this year, the next one being on Saturday, September 7th at Longview Ciderhouse in Southington, CT. Check out my events page for more info.

If you are looking for something new to read, might I suggest Horror Over the Handlebars? Released in June, this collection of short horror stories set in Connecticut hits home not only because I was born and raised in this tiny rectangle in New England, but because my story The Ghost Girl of Rocky Neck happens to be in its pages!

That’s all for now. Hope to see you at one of the events coming up. Be well, and stay cool!

Recent Films

• Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru (YouTube – BBC World Service) – heard the story of this scam artist on a podcast and man, this documentary really highlights the craziness. – 4*
• A Simple Favor (Netflix) – while the plot was a tad convoluted, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick give A+++ performances in this twisty comedic thriller – 3*
• We Ride at Dawn (Netflix) – HANNAH BERNER !!! Join the gigglers, dialers, and devils, and laugh your ass off! – 4*
• Natural Selection (Netflix) – Matt Rife stand-up – be offended and for the love of everything just fucking laugh about it, yeah? – 5*
• Beautiful Dogs (Netflix) – Shane Gillis stand-up (pretty much the same advice as Matt Rife – 4*

Recent Reads

• The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land by Sally Denton – an intense depiction and history of a massacre committed by the Sinaloa cartel in 2019.
• Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress – prestigious art schools, class warfare, and public discourse around the Occupy Wall Street movement, this book was as raw and wet as a freshly painted canvas – 5*
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe – I mean, if you’re broke and at wits end, you could get paid for showing some skin. Should be simple, right? – 4*
• How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan by Catherine Price – for those of you trying to get in touch with me and find my replies delayed, this is the reason why. And I love it. – 5*