It's the most wonderful time of the year...
If you're like most people, you've spent a lot of December shopping (or thinking about shopping). Something clicks this time of year,…
This week's inspiration photo comes in the form of a video of a very very tiny house. If you don't have time to watch, I can sum it up: it is possible…
National holidays are always low-hanging fruit when it comes to coming up with things to write about, so I'm not even going to try to be clever or avoid the…
When we are children, we are (usually) at the mercy of our elders' judgment. For most people that means that we have unpleasant memories of having been treated unfairly. Even…
Those of us in Florida are enjoying our first chilly day of the season. Blustery, wintry days are so rare here, so they tend to be notable! Our friends up…
I hear that old insurance company jingle talking about being a "good neighbor" all the time, and it occurred to me today that so many of us don't really connect…
In honor of this week's holiday, I thought it might be fun to toss you all a few quickie writing prompts about scary things! For each one, only allow yourself…
If you don't know anything about Brene Brown, she's a social work researcher who has spent the last decade or so studying shame and vulnerability. Before appearing with Oprah, she…
Timothy Noah wrote an article this week for Washington Monthly about the fact that Americans are less and less frequently migrating from state to state, and in fact the rate…
Memoirs often are quite sad, quite serious, because life is often that way. It's wonderful to be able to express grief, sadness, disappointment, abandonment, and other difficult and heart-wrenching emotions,…