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
Category: Life Confessions
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
Daughters Everywhere: Read Gavin de Becker
The book is a page-turner, filled with survivors’ riveting accounts. Continue reading Daughters Everywhere: Read Gavin de Becker
#blessed
We have the choice to make a decision, along the way, to adjust our perspective, and the assured inflection in her voice was like a signpost that told us, “turn here.” Continue reading #blessed
#screwed
By the time my father discovered his pancreatic cancer, it was too late to operate, too late to fight with chemo, too late for anything. Continue reading #screwed