It warms the cockles of my nerdy heart that so many people are talking about a 3,000 year old poem, so I thought I’d share a few books that are helping me think about The Odyssey in fresh ways (which isn’t easy to do with something that’s been around for millennia). If you’re interested in…Continue reading Odyssey fever
My new Substack
For the past few months, I’ve been playing around with a blog over on Substack. Ginny’s Odd Tonics is a fun way for me to share some of the rabbit holes I’ve jumped down while researching my writing projects. The vibe is kind of like your favorite librarian nerding out about really weird history once…Continue reading My new Substack
The Nike Site
A few weeks ago, I finished writing a novel about a teenager whose search for her mom unearths supernatural secrets in her small Wisconsin hometown. (My agent is reading it now!) I based the locations and mythology on the town where I grew up: the abandoned amusement park, the legend of the deranged circus performers who haunted the…Continue reading The Nike Site
Knitting as spycraft
If you’ve read A Tale of Two Cities (I just finished it for the first time, catching up on English Lit I missed the first time ‘round), you’re familiar with Madame Defarge, the proprietress of a Parisian tavern that’s secretly a hub of revolutionary activity. She’s constantly knitting but “sees nothing,” or so we’re told…Continue reading Knitting as spycraft
Hats of resistance
Several years ago, I made a pink pussy hat for a family member to wear to the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The pattern came from the Pussyhat Project as a repudiation of a president who bragged about grabbing women by the pussies. (me modeling the hat before I sent it) More recently, protesters in Minnesota have been…Continue reading Hats of resistance