When I read about this book in O Magazine, I thought, Hmmm, could be interesting. Because, you see, I if I’m blatantly honest, I’ve been trying to stay a certain weight all my life. Ostensibly for health, but really for looks. Roth, in a chapter called “Tigers in the Mind” begins: “No matter how developed […]
Words You Don’t Forget
When I was growing up, every June, my parents would pack up our VW bus, just as school was letting out for the summer, and we’d make the hot, sticky drive to somewhere around Bemidji–a small private lake called Star Lake–where there was a rustic cabin that was rented out to us for one week, […]