Every week things get more disturbing. Now, it’s hitting very close to home. Vermont state prisons are now increasingly being used by the federal government for immigration detention. This week a Columbia University student was tricked into going to an “interview” for his citizenship process only to be arrested, handcuffed, and taken away by masked people in unmarked cars.
It is deeply chilling, disturbing, and horrific that this is happening all over the country, but it hits different when it’s so close to home. Our state motto in Vermont is “freedom and unity,” two ideals that may seem in opposition. But their coexistence is at the heart of democracy. We are a country of diverse people and ideas, and there are things we can disagree on, but our unity against what’s happening right now is what will protect all of our freedom. Now more than ever, we are stronger together.
P.S. Every week for the last few months I write, delete and re-write my introduction to CRL. I question it every time. Ultimately I come back around to writing what I think needs to be said, because these times are not normal, and there is certainly no playbook for how to go about life or work or anything else. But I hope that if you get anything from this newsletter, it’s feeling a little less alone in these deeply uncertain times. That it’s ok (in fact imperative) to speak your mind. That joy, rage, and despair can co-exist. Right now, they must.
P.P.S. Happy Easter. Here’s the story of where the Easter Bunny came from.
I took the paywall off this edition of Click. Read. Love. If you have not yet become a paid subscriber, I’ve made annual subs $50 for this weekend (that’s only $4 a month). If that doesn’t work with your budget, shoot me a note and we’ll work something out!
In this week’s edition of Click. Read. Love.
The best books for book clubs in 2025
A gripping new podcast
How to make time for reading
A great list of journaling topics
The best takes on the all woman space flight
The modern feminist tale of the Easter Bunny
And more…
This newsletter about things I’m excited for this spring is paywall free if you need a little joy boost.
A great list of journaling topics.
A list of the best books for book clubs in 2025. (Glamour)
Kids from the largest baby boom in US history are about to graduate from high school. Honestly, reading this gave me so much hope for the future. (Bloomberg)
According to new analysis by the non-profit, Fair Tax Foundation, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet (Google), Netflix, Microsoft, and Apple have avoided paying over $278 billion in taxes over the last 10 years. (The Guardian)
“Beauty is pain, the saying goes, but a more accurate analysis might be that pain powers beauty. When the world feels unstable, unsurvivable, out of control, people try to control what they can: their faces.” (Vogue Business)
Some great tips on how to make time for reading. (Brittany’s Notebook)
The best takes from this week’s all-woman space flight:
This.
Just girlboss me straight into the sun. (Teniade Topics)
“It is sooooo important for me, as a woman, to know that were I in possession of half a million dollars, unspeakable levels of foolishness, and no interior life to speak of, I, too, could take an 11-minute round trip to space in a crowded closet disguised as a space pod.” (Hmm That’s Interesting)
I just started the podcast Sequestered, told from a juror’s perspective on a murder trial. It’s a deeply impactful and intimate look at the justice system, and the reality of serving on a jury.
I watched A Complete Unknown on the plane ride to California. Apparently, despite how the film portrayed it, Bob Dylan wasn’t booed for playing electric at Newport Folk Fest, but because the sound quality was terrible, and he only played 3 songs.
When I read this newsletter from Beth, I immediately searched online for the book to put in Marin’s Easter basket, but nothing would arrive in time. Yesterday we walked around downtown Tustin (we’re in Cali visiting family) and popped into a used bookstore. The children’s section wasn’t organized in any particular way. I looked down at a pile of books, and sitting on top was The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. We bought it, for $1.
