Essays

Why I'm writing picture books

Talking psychics, career change, and "the greatest form of literature"

Feb 27 •

Victoria McGinley

I bought a real alarm clock.

Here's how it's going. (So long, nighttime scrolling!)

Feb 12 •

Victoria McGinley

Let's Make Something Ugly

Great expectations? Meh. Plus, a programming announcement!

Jan 8 •

Victoria McGinley

Shaking the House

Five things I’m doing in January—for home, mind, spirit, and future

Jan 2 •

Victoria McGinley

A Reformed Reader's Reading List

Welcome to my book stack of shame (sort of)

Oct 23, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

The So Long Summer Edition

Sep 7, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

The treasure trove in your deleted scenes

Creative fuel from meh ideas

Jun 14, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

Getting back what I gave away

Sartorially, but also literally.

May 3, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

A little on where I've been and where I'm going

Apr 18, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

My resolutions, myself

Resolutions as a form of radical self-honesty

Jan 11, 2024 •

Victoria McGinley

The gifts we leave behind

Thirty years ago, I gave a Christmas gift. Last week, it returned to me.

Dec 12, 2023 •

Victoria McGinley

A war, a Stanley cup, and a gender reveal walk into a bar

These things have nothing in common except for making me wonder: What's keeping me on Instagram?

Nov 28, 2023 •

Victoria McGinley

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