After my friend’s father died, while sorting his belongings, she discovered his cross-dressing wardrobe, complete with wigs and high heels. Perhaps he intended for her…
In Robbie Burns’ poem, To a Louse, On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet at Church, the lady was unaware that her new hat, and…
In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, King Leontes becomes irrationally convinced, without concrete evidence, that his wife is cheating on him with his best friend, another…
Demographically speaking, I have always described myself as being on the tail end of the Boomer generation. Recently I learned that those of us born…
I am reading the proof copy of my mother’s diaries. It’s a single edition, printed for the sole purpose of editing. This is my chance…
When you reflect on the biggest life changing circumstances you’ve experienced, how long did it take before things felt normal again? Or, how long did…
I have a Tiktok habit. Maybe you do too, or Youtube or Facebook reels are your preference. It’s all innocent and fun until you get…
How many headlines can you read without shrieking obscenities at your screen? Esther Perel emphasizes that our quality of life depends on the quality of…
Welcome to September, the “other” new year. I hope everyone had a great summer. Mine was a quiet one, quieter perhaps than I would have wanted,…
In high school I was part of a group of five girls. All of us had other friends, but we were a group unto ourselves….