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
Category: Life Confessions
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
Bright Splinters: Notes from Reality Hunger
It’s a manifesto for a new style of writing, the anti-novel, more like a collage, which is reflective of today’s world. Continue reading Bright Splinters: Notes from Reality Hunger
Beyond the Rainbow
Yes, in the 80s, we wore miniskirts, but we didn’t pair them with stilettos and crop tops, looking like we just walked off the set of Gossip Girl. Continue reading Beyond the Rainbow
Unraveling the Worry Beads
When I’m wondering if my college-aged daughter made it home safely from a party, I have to realize it is a form of worry, not a real fear. Continue reading Unraveling the Worry Beads
Draining the Lindsey
Lying in bed around 5 AM, my husband and I listened as a helicopter buzzed around in the sky, the noise as persistent and annoying … Continue reading Draining the Lindsey
Rockport Run
The sun is setting and the evening light sets the water aglow. Continue reading Rockport Run
Outtakes from Jenny Browne Interview
Poetry lives in the same zone as my middle-of-the-night moments, when I wake up with a panicked awareness of mortality. Continue reading Outtakes from Jenny Browne Interview
My Perverse Pet
I happened upon my snake phobia one Easter morning in the ’70s, deep in the prickly-peared pastures of Jim Hogg County, Texas. Continue reading My Perverse Pet