Is, all too sadly, like MOST days in America — meaning… — Is, all too sadly, like MOST days in America — meaning… More gun violence. More “Our (insert name/company/politician here) thoughts and prayers are with you.” And — more insanity surely left to come because of guns and unfettered violence which shows no end in sight. More rights being taken away…

Like most abusive relationships, it’s “complicated…” — Like most abusive relationships, it’s “complicated…” So — currently as I’m writing this, I am recovering from my second Covid booster shot in preparation for my trip abroad to the UK later this month. My GP thought it would be a good idea to have the second booster now as…

I’ve always loved Gene Wilder and first fell in love with him as a young girl. — I’ve always loved Gene Wilder and first fell in love with him as a young girl. I told everyone that I was going to marry Willy Wonka and live in his Chocolate Factory with the “Oompah Loompah’s” and I believed this with all my heart…dear Gene Wilder — with…

It’s time to move on from them and set yourself free from emotional tyranny — It’s time to move on from them and set yourself free from emotional tyranny The above was very difficult and painful for me to write, just now. As someone who has always been a Romantic and dreaded the word “Realism” I have now become aware of the dangers of NOT…

I can relate… — I can relate… When I first read that Naomi Judd had passed away, I was sad — not because I am a fan of country music, but rather just because I always feel inspired and happy when women are successful and achieve rewards in a society in which this is…

Devo (the band) was so right… — Devo (the band) was so right… So, given the news of yesterday, and the many other talented writers on here who have already written far more eloquently about it than I ever could, I still feel that it is important to ME, as a woman currently living in this miasma…

This is NOT what Edith Wharton envisioned in “The Age of Innocence” — This is NOT what Edith Wharton envisioned in “The Age of Innocence” At least, I’m pretty sure it’s not, all apologies to Ms. Wharton if I am speaking out of turn beyond her grave but I don’t think I’m wrong about this aspect. And maybe that’s the thing: I don’t…

Because sometimes, that’s all we ever have… — Because sometimes, that’s all we ever have… In my undergraduate days at Oberlin College, and my study of English and Comparative Literature, I was always so fascinated by Emily Dickinson. She was always mysterious, an enigma, and often very misunderstood. Let’s just say: I can relate. Also, someone I later…