White Rose Love
My time at Wake Forest was transformational. In four short years, I learned how to balance a checkbook, footnote a term paper and get out of bed for a 10:00 […]
When The End is Only the Beginning
I did it. I typed The End after I wrote the final sentence of my book a few weeks before I left Costa Rica. I think writer protocol says you are supposed […]
Knowing the Questions but Not All the Answers
I moved to Costa Rica to write the book that’s been roiling around in my head for nearly 15 years. I first thought of it in 1999 when, at the […]
Our Mothers Map Our Lives
I have always been the crier in the family. Growing up, I cried every week when Gilligan and the castaways were stranded yet again on their tropical island. On the […]
Meetings Made of Magic
Have you ever thought about how complicated it is for the universe to bring two people together? To get the right folks in the right place at the right time, […]
Pay Attention to the Burning Bush
The Omega Institute is an organization that offers high quality programs for physical, mental and spiritual growth. Whether it’s yoga, health and wellness, creative pursuits or self-reflection, Omega offers powerful […]
All I Am Asking, Is To Give Peas a Chance
I was in Pickens, SC recently, ensconced in a charming artist’s retreat run by my artist friend Ellen Kochansky. It’s a beautiful expanse of land in the foothills of the Carolinas, […]