There was a solid year during which my friend Whitney declined every social invitation that came her way. If you asked her, which I eventually did, she would let you … Read more
I’ve been working my way through one of Ann Patchett’s beautiful books of essays lately and just finished the piece that the book is named after, These Precious Days. In it, … Read more
I sat propped up against the headboard with my legs crossed under me and stared at the blinking cursor. I kept rolling the question the form asked over and over … Read more
A close friend of mine sent me a text a few weeks back that asked me a sincere question. Like me, she’s a writer, and like me, it’s not her … Read more
If you ran into my dad in a theater or at a coffee shop, you would almost certainly end up having a long conversation – whether you had the time … Read more
When my own marriage started to unravel and it was clear that we were starting down the path of divorce, my stomach would seize up when I thought about sharing … Read more
There’s no question that I spend too much time online. I’ve talked before about how the constant flow of information seems to feed my brain’s urgency to avoid stillness, and … Read more
Driving one my sons to soccer recently, I came to the stoplight just a mile or so from the practice field. As we waited for the light to change so … Read more
Early in my career, while I was working for a rapidly growing healthcare system, my team and I attended one of those half-day sessions designed to get as working as … Read more
The trajectory of online outrage is fairly predictable at this point. A thing happens. A bunch of people get upset. A different bunch of people criticize the first bunch for … Read more
At least once or twice per year, in some holiday or other gathering of my parents, brothers, and sometimes extended family, my parents love to drop in one of their … Read more
My dad’s humor usually makes me want to roll my eyes at best and stage a riot at worst, but he certainly knows what he thinks is funny. When he … Read more
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