My Mother Became an American in 1958, But Never Voted. She Wasn’t Alone
My mother proudly became an American in 1958 after emigrating from Scotland in the early 50’s– the first in…
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My Brain Constantly Replays Moments from My Past. Neuroscience Explained Why
Several times a day, I can be washing dishes, just turning my head, or catching a particular angle of…
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Could ‘radical neighboring’ be the connection we all need?
I am lucky to have amazing “radical” neighbors. As a disabled, middle aged woman who lives alone, sometimes I…
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The Tender Surprise I Never Saw Coming
A small offer in a quiet kitchen cracked open a new, disarming dimension of tenderness. It started so casually…
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Abortion, Ignorance, and Hypocrisy: What This Year Is Already Serving
We are less than ten days into the new year and a little more than ten days out from the new Trump Administration. In my last post, I said I had no interest in analyzing the year we’d just experienced or making predictions for this next one. I stand by that.
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X Mutes Oregon Newspaper Endorsement of Kamala Harris
I’m a freelance journalist, living in Eugene, Oregon. I was in the midst of posting news on X about…
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Unfulfilled Promise: The Inspiring but Tragic Tale of President James Garfield
This essay is part of “(There is Nothing New) Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes demonstrating that…
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Meet the Enablers: How X Executives Support Musk-Trump’s Misinformation Machine
Much has been written about the role of Republicans in Congress enabling former president Donald Trump. Albert R. Hunt…
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Elon Musk’s Free Speech App Isn’t So Free: Why X Froze My Account and Banned Ken Klippenstein
Musk’s “free speech” app froze my account after it banned journalist Ken Klippenstein, doubling down on political censorship. Elon…
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Magnetic Forces: How I Found True Love and Was Branded By A Scarlet Letter At 63
I’m surprised to find myself, at sixty-three, new in town and branded with a scarlet letter: A for Affair….
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Love Out Of Bounds: On Motherhood, Madness & Creativity
My eyes are hot, then wet, my tears like someone else’s. I am writing my first novel, imagining the…
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The Long & The Short of It: On Marriage and a Crazy Big Height Difference
When my husband and I go out in public—daily, many times a day—we’re assailed with stares, bemused looks, as…
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Mother’s Day — A Tale Born of Loss
This post was originally posted on Medium and is generously provided with permission by the author. I embrace my…
