Tag: Anne Tyler

What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?

“Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person.” Anne Tyler, Back When We Were Grownups Growing up, our family moved every three to four years so books became my… Read More

The Year of Not Being Nice or What I Gave Up for Lent

My new year’s resolution is to stop being so “nice.” Don’t get me wrong. I’m not going to start being nasty. It just means I don’t want to end up with this on my tombstone: Of course, I… Read More