Archive - The Chatner

"Babette's Feast" and the Protestant Envy of Catholicism

I suppose one always wants the things one can’t have; I find it a source of constant irritation that, having been brought up by evangelical Christians…

19 hrs ago •

St. Jerome in His Study

Jerome is always being interrupted from his Latin translations by lions in need of medical attention.

Apr 15 •

"Christmas At The Women's Hotel" Is Coming Out in October 2025

Buy it now, if you like!

Apr 10 •

A Good Day To Join The Hittite Army: The Bullock of Hell

Four wheels, no brakes

Apr 7 •

March 2025

Everything I Cooked This Weekend, Including Mistakes

I like a clean house, but I don’t like having to clean up after anybody, least of all myself.

Mar 31 •

A Day in the Life of Fourth-Year Medical Student Trinity Santos from Television's "The Pitt"

No spoilers, don't worry

Mar 28 •

The Middlemarch Morning Routine

Since both morning routines and Middlemarch are making the rounds this week, why not take George Eliot’s example when arranging your own…

Mar 25 •

A Poll For Anyone Who Doesn't Speak To Their Family: Do You Think Estrangement Cost You Money, Or Saved You Money?

I’ve been thinking lately about some of the smaller, stranger details about familial estrangement.

Mar 20 •

How To Cook Mushrooms Until Everybody In Your Family Likes You The Best

I’m in Bon Appétit this week with a piece about competitive usefulness and making dinner in a three-parent household, if you’d care to read it.

Mar 17 •

Don't Try and Tell ME That My Backpack's Open, Buddy

Some news: I’m going to be in Tucson this weekend for the Tucson Festival of Books.

Mar 12 •

The Most Unsettling Inscription I've Ever Found on the Inside Cover of a Used Book, Bar None

A few weeks ago I picked up a copy of Thomas Moore’s Care of the Soul from a secondhand bookstore.

Mar 10 •

The Ladder of Celebrity, According to Our Eleven-Month-Old

Every twelve-month-old is a hero, and every six-month-old is a contemptible hanger-on, to an eleven-month old

Mar 6 •

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