Barbara’s Riffs on Life

A Case of the Human Condition: My (Awesome) Zumba Body

Too much flesh here. Too much skin there. But I can Zumba. Read more.

Turning 70 was way better than turning 8 — because I spent the day at Yosemite’s beautiful Tuolemne Meadows with friends. Read more.

I’ve loaded the dishwasher three times today. Daughter Christina madly baking…Read more.

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Yes. That’s me with the Pope. OK, he’s cardboard. But I’m real. The cardboard Pope and I were

Lauren Winner, author of the popular “Girl Meets God,” offers tips for writers.

Writing tips from Jasmin Darznik: “The big lie of memoir is that the story ends.” Read more.