I love October. It’s the perfect month for getting cozy under a blanket with a book while drinking a hot mug of tea. Heavenly, actually. Specials by Scott Westerfeld Specials is the third book in Westerfeld’s Uglies series. My best friends and I have a thing for young adult dystopian literature, and we pass series among ourselves as weContinue reading “2015 in Books, October”
Author Archives: Caroline Mitchell Carrico
Halloween traditions
I have always loved Halloween. When I was a kid, I was all about going trick-or-treating with my brothers and a parent. Some of our neighbors made their houses spooky, but most just gave us candy. We would walk a couple of streets before coming home to sort, trade and eat what seemed like a mountain ofContinue reading “Halloween traditions”
Ordinary Love
After a month of waiting, it finally rained yesterday. It kept coming down throughout dinner and through the time when we would normally go on our post-dining walk. Our walks give the dependents–both the dog and the toddler–a chance to stretch their legs and bark at dogs. They also provide Greg and I some time to talkContinue reading “Ordinary Love”
Gender revealed
When people find out I’m pregnant, the first thing they ask is if I know if I am having a boy or a girl. And if I want to know. And if I have a preference. And if. And if. The answer is that we found out today because life and pregnancy are full ofContinue reading “Gender revealed”
A Trumpet and an Entertainer
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
W.C. Handy is one of the most recognizable names in Memphis music. Handy was born in 1873 in Florence, Alabama, to freed slaves. He was a literate man who wrote down the songs of black workers, which formed the basis of the blues. Handy moved to…
2015 in Books, September
The Art of Museum Exhibitions: How Story and Imagination Create Aesthetic Experiences by Leslie Bedford We somewhat jokingly have “Theory Thursday” in my department when my boss and I have our philosophical discussions about museum theory. I also try to read a couple of museum books a year both to stay current in my field and alsoContinue reading “2015 in Books, September”
2015 in Books, August
A God in the Ruins by Kate Atkinson Kate Atkinson is one of my favorite contemporary authors. This book is a companion novel to Life After Life, a work I keep mentally revisiting because of the way Atkinson treats time. A God in the Ruins follows Teddy, the brother of the main character in Life After Life. This novelContinue reading “2015 in Books, August”
The Case of the Missing Pygmy Hippo
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
In the 1970s, the Pink Palace Museum was changing from an eclectic collection of oddities to a museum with a cohesive mission to preserve and exhibit the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South. Staff members started the zoo salvage program to build up the museum’s…
2015 in Books, July
Alright, the real reason I haven’t been reading as much these days is because I’m pregnant and have a toddler. The time I would normally spend reading–toddler’s nap time–is spent taking naps of my own. This first trimester is straight knocking me out. Still, as ever, I read. Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon et alContinue reading “2015 in Books, July”
One moment later
Lately, I find myself thinking about the moment when everything changes. There are those gradual buildups that you can look back on and see a slow evolution to a new reality. Things like your kid learning to talk. Odd noises lead to persistent babble become repeated monosyllables turn to words. But those aren’t the times I have been dwellingContinue reading “One moment later”
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