Follow the Journey
I'm Maggie, and I'm embarking on a year of MFA-style deep writing immersion. Ride along on my journey through some of the world's best literature, craft books, and caffeine-fueled word count quotas.
It's only an adventure if you start!
Play It As It Lays: Everyone Needs Therapy
I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. I also read the whole thing in one sitting, which is usually a good sign that it didn’t suck.
Raymond Carver: I Am A Man, And I Am Depressed
I fully admit I picked this book because of Birdman — it lived up to the existential angst and low-key insanity.
The Argonauts: A Crash Course in Queer Theory (and Crying)
April seems to be the month of “I had no idea what I was getting into when I started this book but oh my God I loved every second of it.” Couldn’t be truer for The Argonauts.
The Writing Life: Aim For the Chopping Block
In just 111 pages, I leave with a huge crush on Annie Dillard and the urge to buy a one-room cabin in the PNW.
I’ll Give You The Sun: Writing with Music
A book worthy of a tearful sigh and a long hug to the chest when you finish it at 3 AM.
Fingersmith: 300 Pages of Plot in 600 Pages of Print
In which a girl is stuck in a house, in a room, and she is very unhappy about it for several hundred pages.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: Still A Beauty, Still A Bummer
It’s okay to be sad and lonely, especially when you can be sad and lonely together.
Normal People: How to Wreck a Person’s Day in Two Hours or Less
I finished this book in two hours flat before texting “F*ck you” to the friend who recommended Sally Rooney.
BONUS: Khaled Hosseini, And The Mountains Echoed
In which I vaguely insinuate I can “do better” than one of the best storytellers on the planet, then promptly explode from hubris.
On Writing: A Permission Slip to Get Sh*t Done
“I Was A Teenage Grave-Robber,” Or, “I Was A 24-Year-Old With Ego Problems”
Let’s hit the highway.
