If Ghosts Could Write
When I was little, my mom was editor of The View, a community newspaper in our California hometown. Today I came across a photo of us marching together in a parade in April 1982. I … Read More
Browsing Category: Writing
Writing Through Life’s Messy Middle
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
On Trophies and Other External Rewards
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
Parenting in an Always-On Digital Age
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
Why I Write
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