Don’t you love it when the universe converges — uniting seemingly unrelated events or people or topics that just happen to make total sense to you — in this very moment? With the big white puff in Rome last week comes a lot of talk about what it means to be Catholic — in history, … Continue reading »

I love being the boss of my book. I get to drop in my friends’ names, explore the cornerstone of things that scare, perplex and inspire me, and best of all — create secret nods to places I love. I also get to design characters — people who look at lot like people you know or … Continue reading »

Women who have not had the pleasure of being a childless auntie may never get it. They may never purchase dainty, delicately smocked, ridiculously overpriced, easily stainable and subsequently destroyable outfits that will fit little bodies for – at most – three months, because the clothes are cute and they don’t have to save for … Continue reading »

 … As moments of connection – among people, movements and souls – trickle through my conscious, I fold and file some neatly away, and others, I grapple over with the precision that only years of rehashing can enable. By looking at me or even knowing me in an intimate sense, one could not fathom that … Continue reading »

I tilted my head and squinted my eyes. This boy, this man, this Larry* – he seemed … familiar. His lips moved in smooth oval shapes. His speech carried a commanding cadence. His gestures were measured. His presence warmed me like milky hot chocolate in the ski lodge of the unknown. I wanted to hear … Continue reading »

There are bad guys and then there are accomplices — those who see what’s happening and for reasons of maintaining personal safety, fear of revealing a larger truth for which they may be equally accountable, or worst of all, apathy — they do not blow the whistle. Here are some of the greats, providing their … Continue reading »