Words Like Silver

“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.” Oft-quoted, loved for good reason. On East of Eden by John Steinbeck: wordslikesilver.com/articles/east-…

BRB, texting “timshel” to my entire contacts list: wordslikesilver.com/articles/east-…

For those who switch activities instead of slowing down—the dopamine vs. H&N systems within our brains, the relief of tapping into an old self, and the benefits of doing something with your hands: wordslikesilver.com/articles/hobbi…

May I offer you a simple dose of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Étoile in these trying times? wordslikesilver.com/articles/proje…

“Technology...the knack of so arranging the world that we need not experience it.” Christine Rosen’s The Extinction of Experience examines what we lose when reality becomes optional. wordslikesilver.com/articles/the-e…

Style writer. 20-something budgeter. Nuuly fangirl. The rundown of everything I rented in my last batch from this clothing rental service (some wins, some losses): wordslikesilver.com/articles/nuuly…

Craft books, templates, and other resources for writing a book from scratch. In which I discuss my "zero draft" planning and strategy before diving into my next manuscript: wordslikesilver.com/articles/first….

A ruthless, unflinching look at violence, man, personal rules, and the inescapability of judgment: wordslikesilver.com/articles/blood…

A recent reread—comforting in its depiction of maintaining personal coherence and morality despite unfairness. Plus, some childhood nostalgia, of course: wordslikesilver.com/articles/to-ki…

Do you consider yourself "well read"? Maybe you shouldn't. succinctish.substack.com/p/who-gets-to-…

My summer reading list, maybe: wordslikesilver.com/articles/summe…

I think I have a crush on John Steinbeck: wordslikesilver.com/articles/the-w…

On a Stoic cowboy kick, I suppose. Enter: this BookTok favorite. wordslikesilver.com/articles/lost-….

"If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans" and other gems from Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird: wordslikesilver.com/articles/bird-….

Honestly, it was only a matter of time until I got to Nietzsche: wordslikesilver.com/articles/a-nie…

From the archive (before the floods of Hurricane Helene devastated the region): a dreamy Prohibition-style stay in Asheville, North Carolina. The Flatiron AVL is still top of my wishlist. wordslikesilver.com/articles/wishl…

Beartown is hit-or-miss for some folks, but the playful prose parallels and the intensity of the hockey need won me over. If you can make me love something as much as the characters do, I'm sold. Also, some gorgeous thoughts on groupthink: wordslikesilver.com/articles/beart…

Ah, Nietzsche. It was only a matter of time before I got to you: wordslikesilver.com/articles/a-nie….

Every month, I assemble a collection of favorite quotes and underlines. Kicking off July's scrapbook: wordslikesilver.com/articles/the-s….

A meditative, memoir-like microhistory of muscle, strength, and metaphor. Say that five times fast. Bonnie Tsui's On Muscle: wordslikesilver.com/articles/on-mu…