HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS
THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS If you ask the evolutionary question: why do women continue to live after they are no longer
THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS If you ask the evolutionary question: why do women continue to live after they are no longer
Do people write memoirs to hang on to the illusions of childhood? Oh so wonderful, that lost childhood! Despite my father’s
Two weeks ago I wrote about critters…deer, a woodchuck, others who invaded my yard when I lived in Iowa. So
My title is taken from a song celebrated in the musical OLIVER. In typical Broadway fashion, Oliver Twist and the
WHO LIVES HERE??? When we moved from Chicago to Des Moines, Iowa, we were excited about the deck on
You might have read Annie Dillard’s work: An American Childhood; Teaching a Stone to Talk. I admit that I haven’t
My mother Jinni, who raised us after my father’s sudden heart attack and death, revealed through her example the rewards
As a writer and a dreamer, books are always on my mind. Yes, I read books…and
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, a well-received novel written by Rumaan Alam and published in 2020, is now a feature film on
Every so often, a “forgotten classic” is rediscovered and the literary world rallies with praise and predictions. This is
Good Night, Sleep Tight (In a hurry? Read the last paragraph: what sleep animal are you???) It’s rather shocking and
Can I be beautiful with the shoes I had to wear? And how beautiful? I often spend at least an
A piece in the Chicago Tribune inspired me today. The author, Peter Schwartz, wrote: In
Many of you know that after teaching high school English at Bloom Township HS, I went back to school
THE POLLY HILL ARBORETUM, located in West Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha’s Vineyard. If something were to suddenly happen
Living in a temperate climate means big changes, and also some major challenges. One day it’s sixty degrees and you