Nonfiction

Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
The Downside of Upside-Down

June cover of The New Yorker had a sketch illustration of a city street, crayon-like colored buildings, a few sidewalks, a bike delivery guy and a pedestrian, both wearing masks, silhouettes of people in windows during various activities, and it was all upside down. Even without flipping it around, it was clear what I was […]

Sep 5, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
My Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe, Possession and Book Culture

Sep 3, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
Set the Table! Here are the Year’s Top Cookbooks

If there’s one thing that all parents can relate to, it’s the feeling of dinnertime burnout. Coming up with a creative recipe that’s healthy and well-received by picky kids can be impossible. Restaurant closures due to COVID-19 have made this kitchen exhaustion even more common. For many parents, the saving grace for kitchen conundrums comes […]

Jun 16, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
You Are Not Special

“You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else.”

May 14, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
Sun and Snow

Getting lost and finding a slice of home in Andorra

May 2, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
Stockholm Syndrome

Leaving a toxic relationship – with a city.

Apr 23, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
#TolstoyTogether

A really good page is a page that reads as though it had always been written and it merely needed to be discovered

Apr 23, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
The moment for masks

You are probably looking for the N95 rated respirator, but here is a primer in case you want options.

Mar 2, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
Is There Anything More Americana Than a PB&J?

Easy, cheap, and it doesn’t talk… for better or worse.

Feb 19, 2020
Catapult Alumni | Nonfiction
Some History of Bakersfield

Kern County Turning Points

Feb 11, 2020