It was an afternoon of lively interaction between author, audience, and Sister Barbara Hazzard, who read from the story she tells in “Wrestling with God.” Read more.
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What If You Threw a Book Launch — And Everybody Came?
Was anyone going to show up? My author event Book Passage would start soon, and there were dozens of very empty chairs, waiting to be filled. Read more.
Superbowl: My Guys Are Talking Sports — And All Is Right With the World
I like listening to my husband and son talk about football and basketball. I like the comfortable, father-son tone: My guys are talking sports and all is right with the world. Read more.
The Perfect Christmas Tree — I Finally Found It
At the Christmas tree lot, the kids played hide ’n’ seek amid the trees, leaving me to find the perfect Christmas tree. The responsibility weighed heavy. Read more.
The Summer Solstice, Arriving Right Now in a Sky Near You
It’s midsummer. Right now. Today. It’s the summer solstice. Read more.
The Sad State of the Supermarket Strawberry
I’m worried about the strawberry. It’s too late for the tomato. Its innards were transformed into colorless, flavorless – but easily shippable – pulp decades ago. Which is why I’m concerned about the strawberry. Is it going the way of the tomato? Read more.
My Computer is Dead, Long Live My Omputer
I went away for the weekend, and when I showed up in my writing room on Monday morning my laptop had crashed. “It’s not your fault,” said the computer repair guy. “Computers are machines. Machines break.“