When Only One Thing Matters
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
We live in a world of change, of pressure and persuasion. From newspapers and television, we are not so quietly
John and I have moved…often…first the tiny honeymoon apartment with only two small bedrooms, so that no one ever
BOTTOM LINE: I Loved this book. I had read Writers and Lovers, found it wandered a bit. And thus it
It is amazing to talk to people who are truly alive, eager, engaged and doing so many things. It’s called
We all plan our lives to some degree. Plan our children’s lives. We are not gifted with seeing into the
In the late sixties, I became a latchkey child who didn’t mind walking two plus miles from Longwood High School
This was a response to a question that came in my email from McSweeneys. Dear McSweeney’s, You asked: WHAT SHOULD
I’m a writer. I write fiction. I am also a woman. In Lily King’s WRITERS AND LOVERS, her MC, Casey
The word maternity immediately provides an image of a pregnant woman, a would-be mother, the female aspect of reproduction.
At the end of the 1990s, we moved from Chicago to Des Moines, Iowa. We were excited about the
Unable to find the art I originally used for this topic, I found the above, a work by Daren
When I lived in Des Moines, the capitol of Iowa, I met some amazing people. Living in a small big town
The following is from Joan Didion’s BLUE NIGHTS “You have your wonderful memories,” people said later, as if memories
Once upon a time, a woman stood in the empty nursery of her home. It was a high summer
Look around you. It’s everywhere. You can find it in big moments and small. It’s the ability to keep going, to
Leslie Jamison is a contemporary voice we must listen to. Compared to Joan Didion, Susan Sontag, her ability to