february 2021 in books

In February 2021, I read 12 fiction books + 2 non fiction books for a total of 14, bringing my year’s total to 26. read books from 10 different authors, listened to 5 audiobooks, and re-read 4 books. read a total of 6,273 pages. I still read a heavier-than-normal amount of fantasy + YA books,Continue reading “february 2021 in books”

lent ii

Today is the second Sunday in Lent. I often give something up for Lent. I have enough of a disordered approach to food that I do not do well when I cut out foods or drinks (one year in college I cut out caffeine, and never again. My poor professors and friends!). In the pastContinue reading “lent ii”

january 2021 in books

I have been posting my books on a dedicated instagram for about 14 months (& before that on my regular instagram), so starting in March I’ll be cross-posting my regular reading updates. you can follow along here + also @somekuhlbooks in January of this year, I read 12 books:– nine fiction books– two non-fiction books–Continue reading “january 2021 in books”

a glimpse of greater, a slice of sea

I’m spending the weekend on the Oregon coast, and went on a long meandering drive/walk this afternoon, collecting lines and images like pebbles along my way… a smoothing carpet of foam wind roaring, rush, rush,wind whispering, hush, hush consistent inconsistence – ever changing – always remains –if you look away for a second, you missContinue reading “a glimpse of greater, a slice of sea”

mystic or prophet, wonder woman I am not

in my spiritual direction training class, we had a challenge to pick a mystic or a prophet we wanted to learn from. my own director joked that I should pick Wonder Woman, and for a couple of weeks I seriously considered researching and writing my paper on Diana. but gradually I was reminded of howContinue reading “mystic or prophet, wonder woman I am not”

begin again; again, again

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”― J.R.R. Tolkien when we begin again, to practice again, to take up again, we are setting out on a dangerous business. when we start againContinue reading “begin again; again, again”