26 Aug Magnificent Midlife Podcast.
What a delight to chat with Londoner Rachel Lankester, founder of the Magnificent Midlife Movement. She celebrates and empowers women in midlife and beyond. "We’re not over the hill or...
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16 Sep Children of the Dump
Phew. Let’s just say, I steeled myself for the poverty I might see yesterday, but I was not at all prepared for the lessons I would learn. At 8am, all thirteen...
22 Aug 82 Blocks through Manhattan
Yesterday was a very unproductive day. For three hours I sat in my little cubicle, my mind on everything but my manuscript. At 6pm, I finally gave up and decided...
06 Sep The Final Mile of Writing a Memoir
There are a lot of emotions tangled up in writing your life story. I have come to learn that it’s not MY story, but a tapestry of many people’s stories...
05 Apr 50 Years – Has Anything Changed?
I wrote this piece for a writing class four or five years ago. After listening to all the MLK tributes yesterday, I thought it might be worth resurrecting. “Is it fair to...
03 Feb I Get Low Right About Now Every Year.
I get low right about now every year. I’ve often wondered if it was simply the cold weather. Being a Southerner, I don’t take kindly to frost. Or maybe the cold...
04 Dec Just Everyday Stuff in Shanghai
Navigating this town is hard. Well, let me clarify. Not having any knowledge whatsoever of the language makes getting around a tad difficult. Luckily, street names are listed on the signs...