The secret to being brave – revealed by a six year-old girl
I took the kids to McDonald's on Thanksgiving morning, thinking that this would be a win-win-win for the entire family.I would eat an Egg McMuffin and get some work done.The…
Today I give thanks for something intangible and improbable and incredibly powerful
On this Thanksgiving, I am grateful for possibility.Perhaps I will always be a mid-list author who publishes a novel every year or two.A storyteller and speaker who takes the stage…
My visit to Northshire Bookstore: Cakes designed to look like books and a mysterious comment left unexplained
A couple weeks ago I visited Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont, as a part of my recent book tour for The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs. Northshire is one…
A theory on the funniness of people who routinely interrupt others
Here's what I know:Humor requires patience. The punch line is almost always the last thing to be said, and yet so many people want to say it first. They can't…
How I Let Down My Forever Friend
I wrote a piece about my high school sweetheart for the Hartford Courant entitled "How I Let Down My Forever Friend."It published today.
An excellent explanation of Syria’s war
I thought I understood the events in Syria, but it turns out that they were more nuanced and complicated than I had originally expected.This video explains things succinctly and clearly.
Millennials are living at home in greater numbers than ever before. Are they just overly indulged wimps?
You may have heard that millennials are living at home more than young people in previous generations. In 2014, the number of young women living with their parents eclipsed their…
Stop saying that women are beautiful.
I was speaking at a conference recently. There were seven speakers in all - five women and two men. Each of us was introduced prior to our talk by one…
I have seen the devil, and he looks something like this.
You probably thought the devil looks something like this: Wrong. I have seen the devil, and he looks a lot more like this: For the record, I don't actually believe…
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