I first discovered Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbit, 1975) in 6th grade, tucked onto a shelf at the Ozark Public Library in Ozark, Arkansas. I checked it out right before my family moved to East Texas, and I read it as we bounced down the road in yet another U-Haul....
Books About Gen X (NonFiction)Books About Gen X (NonFiction)The following is a curated selection of some of the most influential, insightful, and enduring nonfiction books about Generation X. The list does not include memoirs, per se, although some of these books...
Sit StillLow Wattage Gen X Poetry EmporiumSit StillI've seen the quiet violence of low ceilings and dim bulbs. They make the cupboards dark where we keep the powdered milk. They make every corner uncertain. They say: This is enough light for a life that sits...
I love you. I love you not.Me and Oklahoma. We go way back. The Gen X Poetry EmporiumI love you. I love you not.A sun-bleached Buick with a cracked dashboard.A Ford Taurus that smells like wet cigarettes.An El Camino with its own personal Jesus. Here, the...
Barn Near Luther, Oklahoma | Photo by Jennifer Chronicles | ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDAn earlier version of this post appeared on the Gen-X Substack. 🐙 Billy Beans: Deep Where the Stories Live For the past few summers, I’ve been retracing the steps of my misspent youth,...
Aline Weiller’s Fun: Essays On A Life Embraced is a fun conversation with a perceptive friend who has lived, laughed, and loved deeply. Part memoir, part cultural reverie, Weiller captures the Gen X experience with a voice that’s both personal and relatable. One of my...
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Judy Blume's iconic coming-of-age book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., I am hosting a special giveaway! The prize is a copy of this new special edition book, which features a deluxe faux-leather embossed cover in...
Poem Hunter I’m a poem hunter. Always on the lookout for some wonderful words to bring to everyone. Something you haven’t read yet that will help you know yourself better or feel your love deeper. Or maybe it’s joy or sorrow you need to bring to the surface. Your...
I was small for my age and rarely smiled at the camera. Not because I was unhappy, but because I didn't know that little girls were suppose to perform like that I guess. Nobody in my family told me to act dainty. Plus, it was before all the digital screens that show...
“It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.” ― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Judy Blume's coming-of-age story, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, will finally be made into a movie. You can read details...
Melanie Shankle has a new book, The Church of the Small Things. I can't wait to read it. The trailer is really lovely and features some great pictures from her Gen-X childhood. Shankle is one of my favorite bloggers and writers. I loved her books Nobody's Cuter Thank...
Neil Howe, a celebrated historian and author of numerous books on generations, has penned an opinion editorial for the Washington Post about the fascinating and controversial White House link to his seminal work, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the...