Author Archives: Rachel Yecco

I decided we would keep with the theme of love until Valentine’s Day. I also decided that I am going to talk in the royal “we.” I hope that doesn’t make some of you cringe. And there is nothing that … Continue reading →

Men, (if you’re out there), how many times has your significant other sighed and yelled, “God, why can’t you be like Noah from The Notebook!” Ladies, how many times have you updated your Facebook status to something cheesy like, I … Continue reading →

You still with me? Good. Our last perspective is from Nichole Burnell. Nichole was on the bus the day of the accident and survived, though not without some cost. She is now paralyzed from the waist down. She has to … Continue reading →

It has been a long, long, long Friday. But hey- it’s just not any Friday, it’s payday Friday. And also new blog post Friday! And a pretty great Friday to make this Salted Caramel  Hot Chocolate. So let’s talk about … Continue reading →

First things first, I finally am choosing to act on my New Years resolution to become more organized. Yesterday I cleaned the retail massacre that is my room and today I came up with a reasonable goal for the blog. … Continue reading →

There is a different side to every story is a phrase particularly present in the novel The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks. The Sweet Hereafter is about a school bus accident that killed many children and  ripped apart a small … Continue reading →

Before I begin, I just want to say that these brownies, Amy Winehouse, and Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment have one distinct similarity. They are all tortured souls, full of guilt. Yes, the brownie is a tortured soul- just … Continue reading →

In the spring of 2011, I interned for Penguin Group (USA) in the Penguin Audio department. The biggest perk was access to literally every book Penguin Group (USA) has published. The “take shelf” at Penguin Group (USA) is to books, … Continue reading →

I always have these big ambitions for the blog at the beginning of every month. About two weeks ago, I came up with a list of all holiday books to cover… how many have you seen? That’s right, a big, … Continue reading →

Welp, it’s the last day of November and you know what that means, another season of foods containing pumpkin has ended. No more pumpkin cupcakes. No more pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, muffins, ravioli, pudding, nothing. It’s all over, … Continue reading →