by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 5, 2026 | Essays and Features
Book Review Where William Styron’s 1990 memoir, Darkness Visible, served as a stark warning against the tranquilizers that deepened his depression, Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation offers a radical antithesis. Her protagonist doesn’t flee from...
by Lynn Lipinski | Jan 5, 2026 | Essays and Features
Book Review I decided to buy my first Ace Atkins novel lured by the promise of a 1980s setting and blurbs hailing him as the “poet laureate of Southern hustlers.” His prolific backlist suggested a certain mastery, and I was hoping for a strong protagonist in...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 29, 2025 | Essays and Features
Book Review While many people find lessons on resilience and grace under pressure on the football field, my stadium of late has been the Big Brother house. Taran Armstrong’s Behind the Mirror makes a compelling case that I’m not alone. Armstrong, a veteran...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 29, 2023 | Essays and Features
As the calendar flips to its final pages, I find myself curled up in my snug home office, surrounded by a comforting sea of books. This little room, which also moonlights as a bedroom, is where I’ve spent many hours, lost in the world of words and ideas. In my...
by Lynn Lipinski | Nov 30, 2023 | Essays and Features, Oklahoma
The chrome soda fountain and the hostess stand fabricated from a turquoise 1957 Chevy made Tulsa’s Metro Diner a space out of time when it opened in 1984. The 1950s-style diner sat on historic Route 66, across from the University of Tulsa and within smelling distance...
by Lynn Lipinski | Oct 31, 2023 | Essays and Features
In this feature article for Trojan Family Magazine, I had the opportunity to delve into the lives of USC’s Fulbright Scholars, an experience that was as enlightening as it was inspiring. The feature, titled “Fabulous Fulbrights,” showcases the...
