Welcome to the Moratorium Library!
The Library opened on May 1, 2022. It was initially born of my determination to curb my spending, save some space in my one-bedroom apartment, and read the many, many, many books collecting dust on my assorted shelves. The goal was simple: stop buying new books and finally read all the books I already owned. The blog, I was sure, would keep me honest.
Check in every Sunday for book reviews, updates and insights from my life, and a list of the books I inevitably purchased that week. Spoiler alert: I routinely break the very first rule of the Library. What can I say? I love a bookstore.
New? Lost? Start here: Opening Day (and Some Ground Rules)
Team Sports
Hello, friends, readers, and the internet void into which unread blog posts vanish!
Here’s to Building Habits
I picked a helluva week to try to motivate myself to do anything.
Catching Up
I technically broke the Library rules with both of the books I finished reading over the last few weeks.
Writing About Writing Again to Procrastinate Actually Writing
My writing has stalled a bit this month.
Shiny Things
I find myself sitting before this Google doc draft at almost 11pm on Saturday night without a single idea for what to write here.
Drunk on Writing
I wandered around the assorted stacks and shelves of unread books in my apartment, trying to decide what to read next.
Highs and Lows
The two books reviewed in this week’s missive were finished mere days apart, yet read in different years.
Lone Traveler
I skipped writing last week because I took myself on a self-created writer’s retreat up in Cold Spring.