Quickening: Finding Those Living Moments
I’m always reading, always have a novel to settle down with at the end of the day, though my current
I’m always reading, always have a novel to settle down with at the end of the day, though my current
In past years, if I sat down to write novels about people connected to one another in various ways; if
BEING MORTAL And that is what Gawande emphasizes in this book: choice. The cases he relates are all about
When I was in grade school, I wrote a story about an avalanche. What did I know about that frightening
This post recalls an experience many of us have had. And lately, when I fly, I never get a window
Dear Readers: some of you have seen this piece, as it was posted last week…but most of you have NOT,
Because it’s August, and the garden is in full bloom, all the various cultivars having reached their desired height, most
You, the author of a blog post, letter, newspaper article, novel…will set your work in a certain time. And, as
I wrote a Memoir of my early years in Chicago, and thus I’ve written about PLACE (the house, the streets,
“Aw get over it.” “Hey, let’s just forget this, okay?” “I’ve moved on.” “Forgive and forget.” “Won’t you please forgive
What I often question, and would love your thoughts on, is as we age, why does our mortality become harder
For years, I read and admired novelist Anna Quindlen. My introduction to her work was BLACK AND BLUE, published in
Women have a facility for the Work-life Balance. They are often great leaders, because they are able to balance
On this Father’s Day, John and I are joyful. We have three healthy children and three amazing grandchildren. We
Writers! How we love to sit at the keyboard and write. How we often keep going back to rewrite,
MENOPAUSE: “If men went through it, what do you think would happen? Great question asked by Emily Bobrow in The WSJ.