CW: God I've recently re-read all the Narnia books. I'm looking for copies as all I have is Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe (LWW) and I promise this will not become a rant on how angry I am about the death of mass market paperbacks. I'
Happy 2026! Well, as happy as it can be, I suppose. I've re-titled whatever this thing is because let's face it: I'm a mood reader. It's a terrible thing. I was very excited for I'll Make a Spectacle Of You
This is the annual reflection post. I am writing this, drinking a cup of coffee, after preparing my house for the 5 or so inches of snow we're expected to get later today. Cleaning up the sides, sweeping the steps, taking out the trash so I don'
Back when I attended university at a small city on the edge of Los Angeles, just brushing the edges of the desert, redolent with orange groves, there was a Chinese restaurant we called No MSG. It had a large neon sign that said No MSG facing the parking lot, and
This is a tax post. The one big beautiful bill, otherwise known as HR 1, has passed. It's a bad bill. Its harms most Americans and thoroughly takes from you to give to the wealthy. What it comes down to, is what happens next, especially for you? This
My son's face is settling into adulthood, a transformation that startles me daily, and I am thinking an awful lot about the past, about destiny, and about the histories we live in our bodies. I'm thinking about the obstinate set to his mouth that came from
Let's talk about how the OBB will affect student loan borrowers. The GOP wants to punish people who took out student loans. Bold thesis, let's start. Also the LA Times had an article about this, so I'm not that crazy. Numbers: * The outstanding student
This one ain't for the tax pros. I don't actually like Ghost, and I know I moved everybody, but I'm looking at other alternatives. They don't even allow footnotes! Substack allowed footnotes (but they platform Nazis, and while this is my little
Lawrence of Arabia and Rebellion This might just actually be an excuse for me to talk about Omar Sharif and how he is the handsomest man to exist (sorry, folks, its not Henry Cavill and his weird neck). Ok, now that I've frightened off half of my readers,
Hello my Substack subscribers! I just wanted to drop a line to welcome you to Ghost, where my Substack now exists. I've been using Substack for a few years, in fact I subscribe to many of them!, but they've gone increasingly to the right, including alt
This is Get in Loser, Let's Go Rambling, a brand new site by Els Jones that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive
Another Gilded Age