This month, I started taking an online writing course through the HerStories Project, a writing community for Gen X women “in the messy middle of life.”
I have mixed feelings about this mid-life thing. At … Read More
There’s something about car rides that always prompts my kids to share freely what’s on their minds. Driving my youngest daughter to gymnastics one evening, I hear her utter the following words from the backseat:… Read More
If you’re a parent, chances are you’ve heard about this article by Christie Tate, which appeared last week in the On Parenting section of the Washington Post: “My daughter asked me to stop writing about … Read More
I’m going to start this post with a movie reference, but hear me out.
In The Greatest Showman, there’s a scene in which famed circus founder P.T. Barnum pulls off a breathtaking performance by opera … Read More
The irony of this statement has always bothered me. A lovely new friend … Read More