Poetry vs. Fake News
In turbulent times, people turn to poetry instead of the news as a form of solace and truth-speaking. Continue reading Poetry vs. Fake News
Category: Life Confessions
The World is Beautiful, the World is Brutal
These missing-person cases, these disappearances, they are like the black holes of daily life, reminders that all around us, at all times, is loss and the many possibilities for it. Continue reading The World is Beautiful, the World is Brutal
On Benefactors and Portals
Who are your people, the ones you feel most seen by, the ones that give you strength and inspiration? Continue reading On Benefactors and Portals
The Care and Feeding of Longhaired Dachshunds: A User’s Manual
Don’t wander into your husband’s office weeks before your birthday and discover printouts of longhaired dachshunds on his desk. It’s supposed to be a surprise. Make … Continue reading The Care and Feeding of Longhaired Dachshunds: A User’s Manual
The Glasses
For Christmas, I gave my 13-year-old daughter a pair of glasses that look like something Alice found in Wonderland. They’re Sweet Tart pink, washed in iridescence, … Continue reading The Glasses
Angel Dust
Angel dust. I was ten when I heard these words spoken by my mother, under her breath, in that scary tone she used to reference something … Continue reading Angel Dust
Listening for the Lotus
I don’t want to put away my white jeans. It’s still too miserable outside for faux fur jackets or anything black. In San Antonio, the heat … Continue reading Listening for the Lotus
Road Trip Wisdom
We’re driving my older daughter’s car from Texas to New York, packed with everything that she and her sister need for their freshman and sophmore years at … Continue reading Road Trip Wisdom
A Day in Venice
I was feeling shabby as I followed our chic guide up the stairs of the Doge Palace. The Scala d’Oro ascends in a lavish profusion of … Continue reading A Day in Venice
Sisters in Oblivion
When I was in my twenties, I couldn’t understand how my grandmother kept losing things. Continue reading Sisters in Oblivion