At the end of about fifteen minutes of pleasant chatting, which turned out to be good conversation about babies and their development (and of course we chatted about my grandchildren), I said something that stopped the former nanny in her tracks. “I’ve never heard anyone say that before, ever. People always talk about how they miss their children being young. They never say _____ [what I just said].” I said, “Did I just say that? Well, I guess I did.”
To be honest, Kid Rock first came on my radar because of disinformation. A few years back, I heard the intriguing rumor that Kid Rock was the grandson of Hank Williams, Sr., […]
Recently, while playing competitive team trivia, we missed a “World Geography” question. The question was: what country comes between the Czech Republic and Slovakia? The answer was Austria, though we answered Croatia […]
When Pharrell sings about clapping if you feel like a room without a roof, I just can’t go along. Roofs are serious business, even basic asphalt shingles, not to mention the architecturally […]
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to talk in person with someone I’m close to about adult-diagnosis ADHD and autism. Working with a therapist, she went through the official processes […]
We joke around in my circles about which of us is “the glue.” In my daughter’s friend circle, Stephen says he’s the glue, but it’s probably his wife, Heather, a vivacious school […]
Soul Dog tells the story of a woman intent on proving that other animals have souls. When she falls in love with a troubled border collie, she soon finds herself in a fight to save her dog’s life. A riveting memoir about what forever means.
REPUBLISHED: It’s been over five years since I wrote this post, and my new book, Our Bodies Are Mostly Water, about my sister’s life, death, and my grief, just came out. A […]
Why do electrical wires look so messy and dangerous? An unvarnished pole of treated wood rises like a mast against the sky, a pole strung with taut wire, with slack wire that […]
At every level, writers face disappointment, rejection, and failure. Developing wellness practices to manage challenges like envy and comparison, imposter syndrome, addiction, social media rumination, and work/life balance makes all the difference.
The Gloria Sirens 