Oct 3, 2021Member-onlyWhat I Read in SeptemberYou can tell we’re getting into spookytimes based on my September reads. ’Tis the season for R.I.P. (Readers Imbibing Peril) and finishing up challenge prompts. September was a good reading month with a total of 7 books completed — 2 novels, 2 poetry collections, 1 memoir, 1 nonfiction and 1…Books6 min readBooks6 min read
Jul 3, 2021Member-onlyFreedom to Read: Some Book Recommendations for Independence DayWant to read about our nation’s founding and the people who made it happen? Here’s a list of possibilities. Me, to The Husband: “I thought I’d write a Medium post on good books to read for the 4th of July. Any suggestions?” The Husband: “Huh?” Me: “Well, I know there’s…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Mar 27, 2021Member-onlyWhat Beverly Cleary’s Legacy Means for Children TodayAll children need to see themselves in the books they read. Beverly Cleary understood this at a time when many others didn’t. “I hope children will be happy with the books I’ve written and go on to be readers all of their lives.” ~ Beverly Cleary I don’t know many…Reading3 min readReading3 min read
Feb 21, 2021Member-onlyWhat I’ve Been ReadingReflections on some recent reads. — It’s been awhile since I shared some thoughts on what I’ve been reading. Today I have for you a poetry collection, two memoirs, and a book that resulted from a series of Twitter posts.Books7 min readBooks7 min read
Jan 20, 2021Member-onlycountdownThe moment is almost here — 923 minutes as I type this sentence. Eight years ago this week, The Husband finished his radiation treatment for thyroid cancer. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jan 1, 2021Member-onlyreflections from the old year, brought into the newbecause even in the deepest darkness there is always some light to be found. Here’s wishing you and all you love a happy and healthy New Year. …New Year5 min readNew Year5 min read
Dec 29, 2020Member-onlyAlone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19In this anthology of short essays, poems and interviews, 91 authors respond to the pandemic with their diverse perspectives, insights, humor, and heartbreak. — We are beginning to see the first titles emerge in what will undoubtedly be a bumper crop of books reflecting on and attempting to find meaning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. …Books6 min readBooks6 min read
Published inPolitically Speaking·Oct 4, 2020Member-onlyBad Things Happen in the Rose GardenIt’s appalling to even contemplate that they may have intended to infect their opponent mere weeks before the election. But I believe that was exactly the mentality at play. — It feels like the intensity of mental whiplash wrought by this current news cycle is at a level impossible to withstand. As I write, the President* is hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the coronavirus — the same ailment, we’ll recall, that he has spent much of…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published inPolitically Speaking·Sep 19, 2020Member-only‘To the Best of Her Ability’: RBG’s Legacy is Now Our ResponsibilityNobody is coming to save us as we are drowning in our floods, burning in our fires, dying in our relentless pandemic. We are the ones who need to honor Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s legacy and life today. — “I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Late Tuesday night, or maybe early Wednesday morning, I was trying unsuccessfully (again) to fall asleep when out…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
