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May we, like the elves, find the time and enough love in our hearts to welcome the foreigner, the unbeliever, the lonely stranger half crazy from grief, and turn him into a valued member of our communities. Read More

I liked how the principals of ALABAMA don’t even pretend to go to the gym. They are Everymen, and if you add the audience, it was an Everyman’s holiday. I’m more a Fulfill-Your-Individual-Potential person – a Yankee girl, not a “Dixie Dream” (as ALABAMA phrases it), clearly out of place. Read More

The twisting of the truth that is occurring now is easily as pernicious as shouting “Baby killer” at a soldier returning from Vietnam. Read More

In my opinion, television series like Masters of Sex, Six Feet Under, and Orange Is the New Black have turned their actors into porn stars. Read More

People walk in beaming. “A bookstore!” they say. ‘Thank you!’” Tell the snarks to go to hell. Read More

People divorced one year or less might wear a red ring, people divorced 2-5 years a blue ring, and people divorced five years or more a green ring. Someone suggested a white band across the ring for each child. Read More

I love European cafes. They are a place of refuge, companionship, and, most of all, escape. They are where you eat dessert. Read More

I remember you, Dad. You had a hard life, full of disappointments, but you did your best by us. You're the stuff of story, and I'm writing about you now. Read More

A few years ago I was in a taxi with my cousin and he screwed up his nose and said, “Whew! This place smells of pot.” “So that’s what pot smells like.” “You’ve never smoked pot?” “Nope.” “I don’t believe you.” We are about the same… Read More