Cleaning Like A Mother
My Saturday mornings are about cleaning up. Ok. I just lied. TO YOUR FACE. Every day is about cleaning up in motherhood. However, on Saturdays I take it a bit…
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August 14, 2022
Peach Ice Cream
Headed into the pinnacle summer weekend with wobbly legs and uneasy feels about the nation. I don't have a profound solution for a way forward other than protest and vote.…
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June 30, 2022
The French Connection
How did a family from Fayetteville, Georgia become un petit peu Français? It all started in 1974 when my dad left his job at Eastern Airlines in Charlotte, N.C. to…
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May 12, 2022
76 Trombones & Trouble
The ups and downs of the city’s recovery will jerk you around from incredible highs to nerve fraying lows that will at times have you swearing to leave the city.…
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March 11, 2022
Ethan Hawke Writes Books
I traveled to Brooklyn last night. Zoe Kazan was interviewing Ethan Hawke at St. Ann’s church ⛪️ about his new book and as a card carrying Gen Xer, I had…
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February 22, 2022
J’adore Francoise Gilot
A woman whose light shines even when in shadow.
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February 20, 2022
Oh My Lord
I am happy to present my 2021 Ten Lords a Leaping ornament, or as I am secretly calling it... “Oh My Lord!” This year’s ornament is inspired by the dance…
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November 10, 2021
World Menopause Day 2021
Whenever I meet my friend Frances for coffee , I know I’ll always leave feeling better than when I arrived. Frances and I are both members of the Manhattan Magnolias…
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October 18, 2021
I want to throw a book at the wall.
If you are circling, swimming in, or exiting menopause, the negative slant that the world at large puts on The Change can feel so personal when it’s happening to you.…
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October 10, 2021
Bad Habit, Big City
I was born and raised in the south. This New Yorker of 21 years still gets asked where she's from every single day. My southern accent is like a fog…
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September 5, 2021