I am on a much needed vacation from work. What am I doing right now?  

I might be listening to podcasts — my latest pick is One Year, from Slate, which is so, so good. 

Or I might be reading: The Premonition (I know, I know, maybe it’s too much COVID), The Other Black Girl, In Five Years, or Madhouse at the End of the Earth (this last is pretty specific t…