Archive - Something Funny, Something True

Writer Showcase: Julie Vick's Best Work

A new interview series, volume 4.

19 hrs ago •

June 2025

Writer Showcase: Amy Mantravadi's Best Work

A new interview series, volume 3.

Jun 24 •

Good morning from the back porch

Trying something different.

Jun 21 •

Writer Showcase: Jeannie Prinsen's Best Work

A new interview series, volume 2.

Jun 17 •

Writer Showcase: Beccy Sharley's Best Work

A new interview series, volume one.

Jun 10 •

Book Review: Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner

A two-and-a-half-star review.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

What to Write in a Thank-You Note (Other Than "Thank You," Of Course)

Some helpful hints for the worst chore-- I mean, privilege-- in the world.

May 30 •

First Quarter--No, Trimester--of 2025

A recap of what I read and wrote in January, February, March, and April.

May 27 •

April 2025

What does "aging gracefully" even mean?

turning thirty, thinking about beauty culture, and wrestling with the morality of it all

Apr 29 •

an experiment in free verse

Apr 21 •

Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?

On internet debates, "toxic" positivity, and the joy of reading a picture book

Published on Something Funny, Something True • Apr 2

March 2025

So You're In a Reading Slump

Does the childhood magic of reading feel out of reach right now for you, too? Here are seven books that might help.

Mar 29 •

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