I recently finished reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, a book about writing and the writing process. The book was a gift of many years before from my Aunt Karen, who, along with several others, prescribed it as treatment ...Read More
Well, twenty-three years and five days ago I was just a small, wrinkly, red, whiny thing trying out my vocal cords for the first time by protesting the whole world at the top of my lungs. And just look how ...Read More
When the earthquake in Haiti was initially reported, I reacted to it with much the same detachment I did to 9/11, Katrina, the 2008 earthquake in China, etc: whenever I hear these initial reports, I always have a hard time ...Read More
If I remember correctly, it took me twelve hours of driving almost exclusively south to get from NJ to NC a week-and-a-half ago. But I've begun to doubt my memory, my sense of direction, and, yes, even maps in recent ...Read More
