2024 has been an interesting year so far. I’ve finished one script for the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company — a new Christmas piece, which I hope will be performed this coming December — and I’m working on another. I’m also teaching an online Composition course for the first time in years, and I can feel myself growing more comfortable and confident with this mode of teaching as Winter Quarter 2024 nears its end. And while I’ve been recording videos for use in my course, I’ve also begun putting on film some thoughts that would have previously appeared in this space. I’m “the Gray Geek Lady,” representing Generation X on YouTube.

For my 2023 Reading Year In Review, I have singled out my three favorite reads of the year, the unquestioned highlights of an overall solid year. I’ve filmed a vlog about each of them.

First, Brandon Sanderson’s Tress of the Emerald Sea, my springtime read.

Then, Shannon Chakraborty’s superlative The Adventures of Amina Al-Sifari, my summertime read and my favorite of the three.

Finally, Saara El-Arifi’s The Final Strife, my year-end read, the first volume of the epic series The Ending Fire. This work deserves far more attention than it seems to be getting.