Lighting a Fire
From the time I was able to put pencil to paper, I've been a list-maker; in fact, I've been known to make lists of lists I need to create! As a result, I'm excited to participate this year in Moorea Seal's 52 Lists Project; look for my list every Monday.List 18:...
Do as I Say, Not as I Do . . . Right?
As a child, I absolutely despised when my mother would behave in a manner she'd told me was wrong and justify it by saying, "Do as I say, not as I do."I've never said that to my children, but there has certainly been a time or two when I could have. Last week was...
Difficulties & Essentials (52 Lists Project: Week 16)
I was unable to post last week's list because, as the recipient of someone's unbelievably-generous hospitality, I was staying in the Nashville-area condo that belongs to the mother/in-law of a couple who are very special friends. The mother/in-law is wintering in...
An Empty Tomb?
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited flash mob free write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5 minutes; let's see where the word...
Lessons from United
Everywhere -- social media, every avenue of news reporting, talk show opening monologues, etc -- United Airlines' recent removal of and then re-boarding of a passenger has been the topic of the week.I won't unnecessarily rehash the situation, nor will I share my...
Oh, the Places I’d Go! (52 Lists Project: Week 15)
From the time I was able to put pencil to paper, I've been a list-maker; in fact, I've been known to make lists of lists I need to create! As a result, I'm excited to participate this year in Moorea Seal's 52 Lists Project; look for my list every Monday.List 15:...
Enough is Enough (Five Minute Friday)
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited flash mob free write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5 minutes; let's see where the word...
Phone Actresses and Conspiracy Theories
Three years ago, I gave a guest-lecture entitled "Conspiracy Theories, American-Style" in an British-university American Studies class. Fifty-plus students sat in a lecture hall furiously taking notes on a variety of conspiracies surrounding topics such as...
Spring Cleaning Without Dusting or Vacuuming
From the time I was able to put pencil to paper, I've been a list-maker; in fact, I've been known to make lists of lists I need to create! As a result, I'm excited to participate this year in Moorea Seal's 52 Lists Project; look for my list every Monday.List 14:...
Definition, Please (Five Minute Friday)
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited flash mob free write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5 minutes; let's see where the word...