Some quiet time
Hello, friends.
I’ll be taking the rest of the month off (so, a week) from this newsletter in an attempt to enjoy the holidays and get some reading done. But I wanted to pass along a few things before then:
My list of the best movies of the year, and how to watch them. (Even though three of my top five are documentaries, there’s also a separate best documentaries list coming next week, so keep an eye out for it!)
This small rumination on a year in which reality collapsed into pixels, and what I learned.
This little reflection by Kelsey McKinney on reading Laurie Colwin (as paid subscribers know, I recently wrote a chapter in my own book on her).
It’s a bit late for gift guides to be useful, but Rachel’s is always a joy just to read.
Some incredible riches in this collection of poems from poets who passed away in 2020.
We’ll be home by ourselves for the holidays, as I imagine many will be.Let’s hope for next year to be better for all.