Last month, I wrote about tea + Jane. (Click here to revisit that post.) This month, I’m sharing an article I wrote for my local newspaper about tea + me. It’s from my collection-of-articles-book that’s not actually a book because, well, I’ve never compiled them into a book. But I sometimes think really hard about… Read the full blog post …
Jane loved a good steaming cup of tea. In a letter to Cassandra, Jane wrote, “Let me know when you begin the new Tea. I am still a Cat if I see a Mouse.” And Miss Bates in Emma gives us this little gem: “No coffee, I thank you, for me—never take coffee.—A little tea… Read the full blog post …
Recently, I’ve read some posts about reimagining Pride and Prejudice through texts or social media messages—and Lelia Eye did a fun one recently. I loved the idea, so I said to my husband, “I’m going to do that too!” “But you’re not at all into social media,” he said. This is true. But I’m not… Read the full blog post …
I’m rereading Persuasion, and as I read, I’ve been thinking about all the references to how Anne has lost her bloom. We’re told in the first chapters that “Anne Elliot had been a very pretty girl, but her bloom had vanished early.” Even Captain Wentworth says Anne is “so altered he should not have known… Read the full blog post …
My first Austen-inspired novel is a modern, YA take on Pride and Prejudice. While writing it, I liked the challenge of translating Regency problems into modern predicaments that would feel real to a twenty-first century teenager. For instance, Darcy’s 10,000 pounds a year wouldn’t have the same allure to a high school student as it… Read the full blog post …
I’ve written a monthly column for my local newspaper for over ten years now. The articles are mostly small moments and reflections about life with young kiddos. Now and then, I’ll run into someone who recognizes my picture from the paper (because I’m quite the celebrity, with these sightings happening at least once every three… Read the full blog post …
Sometimes, when I’m reading Jane Austen—or any great book—I’m struck by a stand out line that I don’t want to forget. During my school days, I was on the hunt for those lines, but now that I don’t have to produce an essay after I read something, I don’t find those unforgettable lines as often. … Read the full blog post …
I remember when Jane and I first met. I was in high school; she was a regular at Winchester Cathedral. We were introduced by a mutual acquaintance, my senior English teacher. I thought it would be awkward at first, neither of us knowing what to say, but we had so much in common that we instantly… Read the full blog post …
