Siblings or Dating?
I received a decanter at a recent Yankee swap. Apparently, it is used to keep water at the one’s bedside. Everyone at the party over fifty years of age identified…
Getting through the day
A former student directed me to this amusing cartoon, which could be seen as encouragement or discouragement, depending upon your point of view. Right?
Waiting on Hollywood
It’s that time of night that film and television news occasionally trickle in. Both Something Missing and Unexpectedly, Milo have been optioned to film and television producers, and since they…
Getting the word out
It’s been a good week in terms of getting my name out. An article written about me by Janet Cyr, a college student, has run in three different Connecticut papers,…
Dagger in the heart
On the day that I sent the manuscript for Unexpectedly, Milo off to my editor for the last time, proofread and edited, praying that it’s ready, Audible sent me this…
Death of the American newspaper
Is there a person alive who doesn’t lament the possible death of the American newspaper? If so, then why is the American newspaper dying? If we are all so concerned…
What gives, ladies?
Nicholas Kristof recently wrote an Op-Ed in the NY Times about women and religion, illustrating the oppressive nature that religion continues to exert upon women, excluding them from hierarchies and…
Why use Twitter?
When I am asked why I use Twitter, I will reference this article by Howard Rheingold. I’ll then add that I have made friends (some of whom I have subsequently…
If more Republicans were like this… Yikes.
On the day that the Democrats lost a Senate seat once held for forty years by Ted Kennedy, I thought it was worth mentioning that although I tend to lean…
If I ruled the world…
If I were ruler of the world, I would immediately enact the following laws to improve the quality of life for all of humankind: 1. Drivers who pull alongside one…
