Ford, Kavanaugh, and Women's Anger
Like many people around the world, I was glued to C-SPAN last Thursday as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford endured a trial-like atmosphere to outline how … Read more
Sarah
The Unpolluted Mind
A few weeks ago my husband sent me an article about how many Instagram users are taking the same photos. The standard photo taken through … Read more
The Week from Hell
As you may have guessed, this past week wasn’t the greatest. I woke up on Thursday morning (which was supposed to be a swimming morning!) … Read more
Finding Your Niche
I have a friend, Kim Moynahan, whom I’ve only met in person once way back in 2013. We communicate on email and Slack, we work … Read more
Accepting My Limitations
Fall is coming. The geese form wiggly skeins of pointed v’s, honking over the sound of their rustling feathers as they fly low over our … Read more
Time for a Break
Well it’s coming up to the end of July, which means it’s time to take a break. From blogging, yes, but not from writing in … Read more
Bring on the Apocalypse: Learning from Future Scenarios
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we can use art (in my case, writing) to better understand our potential (environmental, economic, etc.) future. The … Read more
Snail Mail
This past week I received two letters in the mail: one from my book club friend whom I’ve mentioned here previously, and one from a … Read more
Wednesday on the Web: 4 July Edition
Happy Fourth of July to my American readers – hope you’re having a great holiday! And hope my Canadian readers had a good Canada Day … Read more
Gardening as Editing
There’s a Dutch landscape designer whose work I really admire. Piet Oudolf has been creating lush garden landscapes for over 35 years. His goal is … Read more
