#30FirstLines, Day 14: On his sixteenth birthday, Ryder's mother, loosened by her third glass of jug wine, told him a secret.

So thrilled to blurb this collection of stories from Wendy J. Fox.

#30FirstLines, Day 15: They look like angels, Sia thought the first time she stumbled upon the nudist colony; she was in need of angels, and there they were, playing two-on-two beach volleyball beneath the unencumbered sun.

#30FirstLines, Day 16: Rick clicked the truck into gear, mashed the gas to the floorboard, ready to take back his bird dogs--all of them.

One of the hardest parts about writing a novel that takes place in Florida is restraining myself from putting in every crazy thing that comes up when I do a Google search about the state.

Curated a list of Maine beers for Maine Magazine that pair well with summer. Tough to narrow it down, but these beers from Oxbow Allagash Brewing Co BandedBrewingCo Bunkerbrewingco Cushnoc Brewing hit the spot. themainemag.com/eat/five-maine…

#30FirstLines, Day 17: Her family thought she was crazy--an outdoor bathtub, naked torso exposed to the world--but after her final round of radiation, Quinn couldn't give fuck all about that.

I never realized how long ‘I’ll Make Love to You’ by Boyz II Men was until it came on this morning while I was on my chiropractor’s examining table. It was a long 3 minutes and 56 seconds.

#30FirstLines, Day 18: At the moment my brother's truck crescendoed off the road into a cypress tree--his head slumped on the wheel, his breath sour with whiskey--I watched the high school orchestra mangle Beethoven's Fifth Symphony a thousand miles away.

One of the hardest parts of writing a novel that takes place in Florida is not putting in all the crazy things you find when you Google "Florida."

From Dave Patterson in Maine Magazine: Belleflower Brewing Company has set roots in the Maine beer scene with an experimental spirit and welcoming tasting room in Portland's East Bayside. themainemag.com/welcome-to-the…

From Dave Patterson in Maine Magazine: From Geary Brewing Company Pale Ale to Allagash Brewing Co White, these heritage beers paved the way for the craft beer movement in the Pine Tree State. themainemag.com/revisiting-bee…

My biggest takeaway from the Beatles documentary: even the greatest band in the world has to endure the tedium of a day job.

I’m so smitten with the way the other Beatles totally accept Yoko sitting next to John during the Let It Be sessions. It’s beautiful.

Love, love, love the em-dash.

Great writing quote from John Irving in the new Vonnegut documentary: ‘It’s not easy to be easy to read.’ Amen.

Just witnessed a kid from Italy seeing snow for the first time, awe streaked across his face, as if he couldn’t believe something so beautiful could possibly exist. May we all be kids from Italy experiencing snow for the first time as we spin around on this miraculous planet.

Love this New Yorker summation of Joan Didion’s work and the work of all writers.

Yeah, this.

First trip with the kids to Yankee Stadium to cheer the Yanks to a victory! #pinstripepride YES Network