The strike is over. I may start picketing another cause this morning—against new iTunes, but that’s a battle for another day because I’m so frustrated with new iTunes (yet again!) because hand-to-god all I wanted to do was download the new episode of Mad Men and apparently, that set up…
When the world seems upside-down, I grab the control where I can. I can say yes more. Which is why I found my daughter with her “surprise we’re going to Yogurty’s!” face on. I like saying yes. This week it sure feels good to say yes. This week it feels…
When things happen—day-shattering, week-shattering, heart-shattering things happen—I have a hard time finding my words, I have a hard time processing, I have a hard time focusing energy on anything. For many people, writers especially, writing through it feels like the only answer. And for me, I become paralyzed with my…
