Alchemy and Other Acts of Transformation
A trove full of treasures waiting to be transformed.
Five years ago, just as I’d finished the first…
Join Me on the Trove Treasure Hunt
A book about a treasure hunt inspires a treasure hunt.
My friend David taught me that if you want to set up a treasure…
Otis's Guide to Living Like a Pig
With our swine-tacular pal Otis staying with us, it really is the Year of the Pig around here, and I have learned quite a…
Why 2017 Sucked for Women and 2018 Doesn't
A woman president. That was my big ask in 2016. And, honestly, was it really that big? In…
Night Math: Reckoning with Insomnia
The morning after being up all night.
Test your knowledge with these seven problems. No need to show your work; I’m too tired to…
19 Reasons to Embrace Middle Age
photo by Sandra A. Miller
Welcome to the top of the arc! You’ve travelled a long, meandering path to get to this moment, and, trust me, it offers quite the…
Dragging My Feet Trying to Slow the Circles Down
Phinny is still in bed. I have no idea how late he was up hanging with friends for the last time in the easy…
Some Love for the Bald Women Going Through Hell
Sisters share a pretzel and some love
When I saw the subject line “Haircut” my lips and eyes did that thing when they tighten…
Star Stung: Lessons Learned from a Night with Sting
Hanging with Sting circa 2005 at the Hiro Ballroom
“Congratulations. You’re one of our winners,” the young woman coolly announced in…
What To Do When You Can't Power Through
shell on sand
“It’s supposed to be in the nineties today,” Mark warns, as he shoots off to work, leaving me alone at my desk with my fear of sweating to death…