Brandon Adler
Brandon Adler is an Assistant Professor and Librarian specializing in legal information and information literacy who is passionate about equal access to information and great cocktails. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, daughter, two cats, and a dog.
Dining Alone Time :: Café Degas, French Dining with a Side of Relaxation
As a mother, alone time is virtually non-existent. I have one child. She is a year and a half old. Everything that I used to love to do alone is now done with my...
Second Language Learning Fun with a Toddler
If I could have one superpower it would be to have the ability to speak any language ever. In the world or in the Galaxy and beyond should our universe ever come to that!...
Finding a Way to Read with Zero Time or Energy
I have been an avid reader my entire life. At times, when I was much younger, devouring 3 books a week! That all stopped when I decided to go to law school. I constantly...
To Post or Not to Post Your Child on Social Media?
These days, nearly all of us have at least one social media account. There are so many social rules around social media, but like most socially imposed rules they are subjective and basically everyone...
A Year of Remote Work Coming to a Close… and Other Musings by a...
Like many of us, I have been working remotely for more than a year now. When the pandemic began, I was seven months pregnant. My daughter was born in June and I “returned” to...
Make Way for the New Year’s Commitment
What is a Resolution?
On Merriam-Webster, the foremost definition of resolution is, “the act or process of resolving.” This is called a circular definition. I am not a fan of this practice, the practice of...
My Heartbroken Confession :: My Child Has Never Met My Family
Fatigue. It is what most of us are probably feeling right now, in one way or another, but definitely COVID fatigue. When I found out I was pregnant around this time last year, I...
My Homage to Fall: An Exploratory Drive on the Northshore
Over the last month, I have been spending a lot of time North of the city, on the other side of the lake. My family and I were in Mandeville during Hurricane Zeta, and...