Traditional Christians, Jews, Muslims — and maybe even a Buddhist or two – they’re discovering the joy of sex, with a little help on line from sex toy manufacturers.
Read all about it on The Daily Beast.
A Case of the Human Condition: Holy Sex Toys
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Writing Room: Writing Tips — Free for Nothing!
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I just discovered a site called Nieman Storyboard: Breaking down story in every medium. A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
Looks like there might be lots of good stuff for writers on this site — including creative nonfiction writers.
A very helpful new post takes a close look at writer Jeanne Marie Laskas’ work — why it reads so well. Check it out for some great tips for making your nonfiction writing more lucid and reader-friendly.
See you there.
Yosemite — More Beautiful than the Himalayas?
December 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
That's Al, barely visible between trees and rock on the trail at Yosemite. Photo 2011 by Barbara Falconer Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
Is the Yosemite high country even more beautiful than the Himalayas?
My hiking pal Al Aistrope thinks so. [Read more...]
More Pix of Beautiful Yosemite High Country
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, seen from the high country. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
Here are some more pictures from my days in the Sierra Nevada last September. We spent time at the Inyo National Forest and Tuolemne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. (My friends pronounce it too-OLL-eh-mee.)
That’s porphyritic granite piled up everywhere.
I’ve got lots of Sierra Nevada pix on this site. Enjoy! [Read more...]
A Case of the Human Condition: My (Awesome) Zumba Body
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
That's me on the left. Photo by BF Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
Trying on bras at Nordstrom the other day, the truth was all too apparent. Too much flesh here. Too much skin there. Some of it fit into the bra. A lot of it didn’t. I felt terrible about my body.
Lucky for my body image, however, I went straight from lingerie shopping to my Zumba class. A few warm-ups here, a few stretches there, a little grapevine, and I was feeling great. So was my body. It reminded me that it can jump. It can move with the beat. It can cumbia. And yes, those hips can wiggle.
For a more extensive treatment of my relationship with my undergarments, see my Mad Men girdle story.
