Month: October 2017

When the truth is hard: image of a sad teenage girl.
Family

The Day I Hurt My Child (AKA: When the Truth Is Hard)

Did I do the right thing, say the right thing, when in high school you asked: “Mom, do you think I’ll make it on Broadway?” Thing is, I hate to lie. That afternoon, I moved away from the kitchen table to lean against the counter. “Here’s the way I see it, baby.” I counted on

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Scotland vs. America: Image of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.
Life

Scotland Versus America: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

You can tell I’ve fallen in love with a city (or country) if I pick up a real estate publication for the area. If I wanted to move there, how much might a house cost? Over the years, I’ve considered Bruges in Belgium, Sanibel Island in Florida, and San Francisco. And now, Scotland. Shall I

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Image of Faline, Bambi's girlfriend, to illustrate the post on the Harvey Weinstein situation.
Child Sexual Abuse

#Me Too: In response to the Harvey Weinstein Situation

The second-floor room was not only packed, it was also stuffy despite the droning efforts of a small I-think-I-can-I-think-I-can window air-conditioner. Knowing anything can happen at a public open-mic event—dreadful poems about cats or pizza, 5,000 words delivered in a monotone—I considered the exit. Beside me, a writer pal rested her hand on my thigh.

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An image in Scotland with a rocky stream, pasture, and gorgeous sky.
Life

Scotland: A Whole New (Make that, Old) World

Last week I flew to a remote village in Scotland for a women’s “listening and hiking retreat.” The website applecross.uk.com describes the area like this: “Between the mainland mountain masses and the Island of Skye lies the Applecross Peninsula. Home to just a couple of hundred people, and accessed by only two roads, the Bealach

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