Books
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Maternal Pop-ups — Part Two
What do you do when your dead mother pops up? Look away? Continue reading
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Maternal Pop-ups — Part One
What do you do when your dead mother pops-up? Pay attention? Continue reading
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“I Can At Least Write”
The wisdom of a teenage writer in the 1940’s resonates even more eight decades later. Continue reading
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Years of the Cicadas
For decades, the appearance of the 17-year cicadas was my life metaphor. Then I saw the light. Continue reading
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Eye Openings 11/19/20
Why had I purchased 200+ pieces of art for a small, 840-square-foot home with limited wall space? Continue reading
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The Next Chapter
Carrying around an untold story is a bitch. Continue reading
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Who Wants to Think?
Like many Americans, I’ve been trying to understand why the current occupant of the Oval Office has so many staunch supporters. Why are they so loyal to someone so obviously guilty of perjury and perfidy? I recently read something that… Continue reading
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No, No Kondo
In her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo recommends maintaining a personal library of JUST 30 BOOKS! No way that would bring me any joy. That being said, I spent several days this week purging my… Continue reading
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On Turning 66
Today I turn 66 which is meaningful for two reasons: one, I am now eligible for full Social Security benefits. More significantly, I have now lived my life respecting my lesbianism for as long I as I lived my life fearing… Continue reading
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Ignite 5/31/19
“Flannery O’Connor said that anyone who has survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his or her life. Maybe your childhood was grim and horrible, but grim and horrible is okay if it is well done.… Continue reading
