Welcome to Litsy!

This middle-grade novel tells about a time and a place I know little about. Here Tingle weaves a story about the interactions and tensions between the Choctaw people, enslaved people, and plantation owners in early-19th-century Mississippi. Although it's not expertly written and the plot takes a couple of bizarre turns, this novel is worth a read for the portrayal of the different cultures and for the conversations the story sparks.

It's chilly and the past weeks/months feel like they're catching up with me today. I'm great in acute crises, but this ongoing, no-end-in-sight stuff is more challenging, and today I feel like putting my PJs back on and snuggling under the blankets with a book, but my bedroom is also my spouse's office and neither of us wants me to appear on his video calls. At least I have a bowl of olives to go with my book and I'll take a walk in the sun later.