Wasn’t I thirty-five years old just yesterday?
Hey, Mister, Send Me the Bill
He may have reminded her of all of the injustices she had suffered over the years at the hands of men.
He may have reminded her of all of the injustices she had suffered over the years at the hands of men.
A Good Reason to Use Bad Language
According to psychologist Emily Waters, cursing produces immediate physiological benefits.
According to psychologist Emily Waters, cursing produces immediate physiological benefits.
On Teaching, Imposter Syndrome, and the Hazards of Homonyms
The climb up the ladder to a better life can be precarious.
The climb up the ladder to a better life can be precarious.
How I Realized That My Family Was Not Normal
I sometimes felt him staring at me. I didn’t want to play with him. Something didn’t feel right.
I sometimes felt him staring at me. I didn’t want to play with him. Something didn’t feel right.
Perfectionism: A Coin Toss
Perfectionism is not a pathology.
Perfectionism is not a pathology.
Martha Stewart Redux
I loved Martha when I was a young homemaker. I still love her. I guess deep down I’d like to be Martha.
I loved Martha when I was a young homemaker. I still love her. I guess deep down I’d like to be Martha.
Do Our Problems Define Us?
Have our past experiences, especially those that were difficult or troubling, made us who we are?
Have our past experiences, especially those that were difficult or troubling, made us who we are?
I, Witness: A Moment on a Bridge
Such an occurrence is so unusual that most might fail to recognize what is happening.
Such an occurrence is so unusual that most might fail to recognize what is happening.
In the Company of Tomatoes
I spent nine years alone and raised eight gardens.
I spent nine years alone and raised eight gardens.
Caroline Kirkland: My Pioneer Sister?
I uprooted myself from my lifelong home and moved. I was gambling, I knew. Wagering on something better than I had known so far.
I uprooted myself from my lifelong home and moved. I was gambling, I knew. Wagering on something better than I had known so far.
Charting a Writing Path
My daughter Sarah once told me, “You can solve any problem if you make a chart.”
My daughter Sarah once told me, “You can solve any problem if you make a chart.”
Who Would I Encounter in a Psychomanteum?
Grieving people are invited to sit in the room, gaze into the mirror, and wait for their departed loved ones to either appear in the mirror or in some other way make their presence known.
Grieving people are invited to sit in the room, gaze into the mirror, and wait for their departed loved ones to either appear in the mirror or in some other way make their presence known.
Three Ways to Energize Your Writing
Readers become bored easily. Unless our writing is energized, we are likely to lose their attention.
Readers become bored easily. Unless our writing is energized, we are likely to lose their attention.
How a Child Learns About Quicksand
“Lying is a sin. People who sin go to Hell. You don’t want to go to Hell, do you?”
“Lying is a sin. People who sin go to Hell. You don’t want to go to Hell, do you?”
Should We Tell Others About Our Obsessions?
An obsession is not necessarily a healthy or positive thing, right?
An obsession is not necessarily a healthy or positive thing, right?