# stay curious (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover stay curious. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Celebration of Life on the Open Road](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/a-celebration-of-life-on-the-open) _2026-08-11 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ Part One: The Long Way Up ## [Anacapa Island](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/anacapa-island) _2026-07-28 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ A Journey Across the Pacific and Across Time ## [Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney](https://chriswolak.com/2026/07/14/man-overboard-by-kathleen-rooney/) _2026-07-14 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ This was the right book at the right time for me. It is philosophical and humorous, with lots of heart and timely social commentary. Man Overboard! is a first-person narrative by Patrick Kick Kilpatrick. Kick is a personal trainer who swam in high school and college. He s always feared the ocean. The novel opens with \[ \] The post Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney appeared first on Stay Curious… ## [Twenty Summers](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/twenty-summers) _2026-06-19 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" A Summer Day by Mary Oliver ## [Big Book Summer Challenge 2026](https://chriswolak.com/2026/05/29/big-book-summer-challenge-2026/) _2026-05-29 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ It s time again for Sue Jackson s Big Book Summer Challenge, which started the Friday before Memorial Day (6/22) and ends on the Monday of Labor Day (9/7). The challenge is simple: to read a book that s 400 pages or more. Check out Sue s Welcome post for details, including links to her and co-host Melinda s (A \[ \] The post Big Book Summer Challenge 2026 appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris… ## [Big News for Nevada Barr Fans!](https://chriswolak.com/2026/05/22/big-news-for-nevada-barr-fans/) _2026-05-22 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ TV Series Have you seen the news that there s a TV series in the works of Nevada Barr s Anna Pigeon mystery series? Well, there is! It is scheduled to premiere on August 7, 2026. For those unfamiliar with the series, Nevada Barr s Anna Pigeon is a National Park Ranger. Barr herself worked as a National \[ \] The post Big News for Nevada Barr Fans! appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris Wolak . ## [Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas](https://chriswolak.com/2026/05/13/vampires-of-el-norte-by-isabel-canas/) _2026-05-13 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ Looking through my list of blog post drafts the other day, I was surprised to find that I never published my response to Isabel Cañas s Vampires of El Norte. I listened to the audiobook in February 2024. Two years after reading the novel, some scenes still stick with me. Oddly, I don t remember much about \[ \] The post Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris… ## [True Crime by Patricia Cornwell](https://chriswolak.com/2026/05/06/true-crime-by-patricia-cornwell/) _2026-05-06 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ True Crime surprised me. I assumed I would be more interested in Cornwell s adult years, the time when her Scarpetta novels took off. But looking back on the reading experience, I preferred the earlier part of the memoir — Cornwell’s writing about her childhood is engaging and impressive for its storytelling, pacing, and restraint. True \[ \] The post True Crime by Patricia Cornwell appeared first… ## [Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke](https://chriswolak.com/2026/04/30/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke/) _2026-05-01 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ I first heard about Yesteryear via a Facebook post announcement that Ann Hathaway was going to star in a movie adaptation of the book, which is about a popular tradwife influencer who suddenly finds herself in 1855. Well, I thought, sounds like she’s going to get what she deserves. I love history, but I am \[ \] The post Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris Wolak… ## [FIELD TRIP](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/field-trip) _2026-03-26 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ Newport Beach / Laguna ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5u2fvsbrJNe3) _2026-03-26 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [The Wind Phone](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/the-wind-phone) _2026-02-16 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ “Where words unsaid can finally be spoken.” ## [Mentalphysics in the High Desert](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/mentalphysics-in-the-high-desert) _2026-02-03 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ Exploring the physical and spiritual landscape of the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. ## [2026 Reading Intentions](https://chriswolak.com/2026/01/31/2026-reading-intentions/) _2026-02-01 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ For years now, I ve been setting annual reading intentions for myself. Initially, it started with the simple aim of reading 52 non-work-related books a year. That s one per week, which seemed manageable. The first time I left the academic world, after a decade of graduate school and teaching, I worked in a bookstore, which was \[ \] The post 2026 Reading Intentions appeared first on Stay Curious… ## [Revisiting Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta Series](https://chriswolak.com/2026/01/19/revisiting-patricia-cornwells-kay-scarpetta-series/) _2026-01-20 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ Happy Blogiversary to me! Today is my 16th anniversary as a book blogger. My first post was on January 19, 2010. One of the post types I used to write when I first started blogging was author event recaps. These were easy for me to write as I d worked as an events manager at Borders \[ \] The post Revisiting Patricia Cornwell s Kay Scarpetta Series appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris Wolak . ## [Books I Forgot About](https://chriswolak.com/2026/01/12/books-i-forgot-about/) _2026-01-13 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ The title of this post is awful, and I feel bad about it. But it’s true! I forgot to include some books in my 2025 fiction and nonfiction recaps. This is no reflection on the books. I just didn’t do a good job of tracking my reading. I “found” these by scanning the show notes \[ \] The post Books I Forgot About appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris Wolak . ## [And a Dog Called Fig by Helen Humphreys](https://chriswolak.com/2026/01/05/and-a-dog-called-fig-by-helen-humphreys/) _2026-01-06 · Chris Wolak · Stay Curious with Chris Wolak_ Happy New Year! The first book I read this year is a memoir about how a puppy changes everything in their human s life. Helen Humphreys s And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life is the glorious result of her decision to get a puppy. Humphreys was 59 at the time and had other \[ \] The post And a Dog Called Fig by Helen Humphreys appeared first on Stay Curious with Chris Wolak . ## [My Back Story](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/my-back-story) _2025-08-21 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ Curvilinear Tales from the Road. ## [Salvation Mountain](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/salvation-mountain) _2025-08-07 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ A beacon of Devotion and Desert Magic ## [Bombay Beach](https://modernfolkliving.substack.com/p/bombay-beach) _2025-03-25 · Wanda Weller · MODERNFOLK LIVING_ An artistic, apocalyptic oasis at the Salton Sea.