Aging
Perfect Peace (for a price)
A few weeks ago I went to visit my son in his last weekend at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. If you don’t know what BUTI or Tanglewood is, let…
Book Review: Suddenly Stardust
“Suddenly Stardust: A Memoir (of Sorts) About Fear, Freedom, & Improv” by Joanne Brokaw is a short, fast read, packed with thoughtful and entertaining pieces. On her 50th birthday, Brokaw…
Taking Up Space
At 6:00 p.m. last Thursday, I wanted to make a right turn from Ponce de Leon Avenue on to Peachtree Street. If you are not familiar with Atlanta, I will…
They’re Leaving Me
I dropped my daughter off at camp last weekend. This was her 9th summer at camp, so it was a familiar ritual. You’d think I’d be used to it. The…
Book Review — Lite Whines and Laughter by Lee Gaitan
These days, it seems that if you want to be depressed all you have to do is open your eyes and pay a minor bit of attention. Lee Gaitan’s “Lite…
Puppy Sitting
At first, puppy sitting sounded like a treat. My daughter’s friends went out of town for a week and asked if she were interested in puppy sitting their two foundling…
High School Cafeteria
The high school cafeteria, I think, is a good metaphor for most of life, and it doesn’t change when you get older.
Book Review and Author Q&A — The Unfaithful Widow
What would you do if your husband died suddenly and young? Barbara Barth’s husband was a large man. 6’7” and 270 pounds. When he died, relatively young and relatively suddenly,…
The Scorpion Slayer
I was puttering around, as I do on weekend mornings when I don’t have plans. Suddenly my daughter started screaming, “MOM! MOM! MOM!” in a manner which indicated that perhaps…
Book Review: She’s a Keeper!
Some people are just fun to sit around and have a glass of wine with. Or beer. Or sweet tea. Lee St. John is one of them. Reading “She’s a…
