Birthin’ Babes and Books
I knew about as much about birthin’ books as I did babies. Us women are supposed to just know how it goes. Us writers are supposed to know how it goes. […]
Voyaging in the World
I read World Voyagers in a fever. Literally. The solid 427-page book had rested on a side table since my friend Whistle (Virginia) Wood presented the tale of circumnavigation to […]
Moon Freeze
Tonight is the largest appearing moon of the year, here in our corner of Massachusetts. Maybe everywhere? I’m not an astronomy buff, but I am a bit moon crazy. […]
Flippin’ the Coin
This week, I sat on the other side of an interview. As a journalist, I have interviewed hundreds of people. Some interviews were perfunctory, fact-finding. The best were the ones that […]
Beau’s Hot Chocolate
It is deep midwinter and I have just returned from a lovely holiday in London with family and extensions of family. Because Dickens was my first love as a reader, […]
Frog Nights and Turtle Days
On certain warm rainy days that end in damp warm evenings (even in November), frogs take to the road out here in northern Massachusetts. I suspect the glacial pond-holding pockets […]