by AnnSheybani | Feb 18, 2026 | Life, Writing
When we lived in Ireland, a neighbor advertised his wood-cutting services with a hand-painted sign along the road. He’d bring a cord of wood over, and instead of dumping it on the lawn and driving away like any self-respecting American contractor, he’d...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was at a conference last year, listening to a guy talk about his ridiculously short journey from broke to billionaire. You know the type—slick slides, perfectly rehearsed pauses with tilted head, the whole “I was eating ramen and now I own a jet”...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 9, 2026 | Life
Hey there, A while back, one of my friends questioned my penchant for voluntarily placing myself in situations where I could get hurt, for “manufacturing fear.” The world provides enough danger already, why go out looking for more? She was referring to...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 1, 2026 | Writing
Sometime back in May, Walt got it in his head that we should renovate our kitchen. Now, I should mention we’d bought this house sight unseen during the pandemic—intended as a home base for our trips back from Ireland, with Airbnb covering the mortgage the rest...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 26, 2026 | Reading, Writing
People sometimes ask me what it’s like to run a hybrid publishing house. The short answer? It’s like being a professional eavesdropper who gets paid to learn everyone’s secrets—except the secrets are actually really fascinating expertise, and instead...
