by kristinoakley | Jun 8, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
Philip K. Dick is one of the best, if not the best, science fiction writers, so why has it taken me so long to discover he’s the creative genius behind many movies I love? No idea. But after listening to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (here’s my...
by kristinoakley | May 18, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
After reading my Writer’s Book Club review of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, a reader told me Van Pelt was going to be at the Milwaukee Public Library. So, my friend, Author Meadoe Hora and I ventured into Milwaukee to see the best-selling...
by kristinoakley | May 5, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I enjoyed listening to the audio version of Shelby Van Pelt’s charming novel Remarkably Bright Creatures (narrated by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie). Then, halfway through the book, I didn’t want to keep...
by kristinoakley | Apr 19, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
I bought a brand new condo on March 28th and moved in on April 7th. The last few weeks have been stressful and . . . amazing. Even though I’ve neglected working on The Runner (and publishing newsletters), the experience has triggered ideas and insights into how...
by kristinoakley | Mar 16, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s book club, I listened to the audiobook of The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley, read by George Weightman and Katie Leung. The premise of this novel is intriguing—a civil servant becomes a “bridge” (a guide) for a time-traveler...
by kristinoakley | Mar 2, 2025 | Creativity & Craft, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
Imagine you’re working in an office, dressed in a suit and tie or a blouse and skirt, seated at a cubicle, staring at numbers on an outdated computer screen, selecting the ones that are “scary”, and moving them to a trash bin. You don’t know...
by kristinoakley | Feb 16, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I read Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory. It follows the family histories and lives of nine people and their tight connection to trees. It was a struggle to get through—too wordy and too...
by kristinoakley | Feb 2, 2025 | Creativity & Craft, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
How we sound, what we say, whether we joke or take everything seriously, gives people insight into who we are. For instance, when my sister and I realized people couldn’t tell our voices apart on the phone, we had a blast pranking boyfriends. People who are good...
