It’s right there on the calendar, marked with a big red B: your next book club meeting. You used to get excited about these meetings. You got to meet new people, try new authors, and learn about topics you might not have tried on your own. But then you got a little… bored. Like most […]

Once upon a time, I tried to change my accent. I wanted more than anything to get rid of any hint of a twang. But despite all the practice I did in my pink plastic hand mirror, the lilting vowels that immediately identified me as a Southern girl persisted. It turns out you can’t outrun […]