Picking Back Up

While I've been hiding from my blog responsibilities, I've started listening to Anne Tyler's book Digging to America (fiction). It is not a book with a burning question that pulls one through the story. At this point, it feels like an aimless, albeit pleasant, drive through the countryside.

The nonfiction equivalent would be a long "day in the life" piece. In a book, I can go on faith. In an article, I'd