It’s May 31.
How often do we really stop to pause and think about what it means to be May 31? This date is usually wrapped up just after a holiday weekend (as it is today) and is filled with end of school and graduation celebrations. Some people (educators) are retiring. New doctors are graduating from medical school and packing up and heading off to residency.
May is a transition month and it never fails to feel rocky and unsettled for me. It’s always been a time of moving, celebrating, grieving. While I’m sure I’ve done these things in other months. I am certain that May has held the most CHANGE for me, and will continue to do so for the next several years as my kids venture out into the world.
So, how do I settle the rocking boat? By planning the summer and picking out what I want to write, read and see over the three summer months.
I’ve decided to take a new tack with this blog and and start entries that start with the question, “What if…”
What if I only read spy novels this summer? Would I better understand politics, would I be able to solve the puzzles? You’ll find out with me. I just requested from the library books with classic characters that I read about in the “5 of the Most Famous or Notorious Spies in Fiction” blog post by David Adams Cleveland on the criminalelement website. What a resource. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Do you have any favorite spy characters or books to recommend this summer? What are you reading?