Maybe I’m alone in this but Mother’s Day irritates the shit out of me. I understand that many women may feel a lack of
When a person dies are they absolved of their bad behavior? Who hasn’t asked a friend to hide their porn if they die? Other than
My daughter married. She’s the oldest of our three children. Twenty-three, twenty-one, and nineteen. I’m not going to lie. The last few years have been
Author’s Note: I wrote this post several weeks ago after being bombarded by an avalanche of negative family responses to my post about aging parents. I
Writing a novel is like giving birth. I’ve heard this comparison several times. It irks me. The recently finished Esau Convergence left me beat. I
Studying literature for my masters meant tackling Foucault. For those of you not in the know or who are a bit rusty, the boiled down
My Rabbi Joss quit Twitter. I know, I know, not the first time someone has been vilified and virtually chased off of social media. There’s
I can see the back of my fridge. Understand this isn’t a new thing, but after weeks of holiday foodstuffs, the light, airy space of
Parenting is tough. I’ve made no secret of the teenage circle of Hell Dante clearly forgot to chronicle. I’m not only a writer. Motherhood became
As a literature teacher, a researcher, and an avid reader, the holidays vex me. I’m not trying to offend folks, but the origins of Christmas
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