Some years ago, I was signing copies of my novel after a reading. My family wandered up to the author’s table, smiling with pride. Then the woman standing in front of me, waiting for…

One of the great things about having adult children is that you get to be friends with them in a way you can’t when they’re younger. At this point, I’m no longer legally responsible…

Last weekend, I read this post by Allison Arnone (a blogger I love) in which she confesses to the fact that she really doesn’t enjoy travel. I found it funny that I agreed with…

This has been an unbelievably tough semester. There’s a long list of reasons why, but I won’t get into them here. The point is, I’ve been itching to work on She Dwells for months–literally,…

Did you read J.D. Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye when you were in college or high school? The one thing everyone seems to remember about its protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is his distaste for…

Because I’m an introvert, I’ve always struggled with making friends. I rarely strike up a conversation with a stranger, and I tend to be reserved. That doesn’t inspire others to reveal their secrets to…

Are you a carry-on-only person? In this era of pay-to-check baggage fees–and serious restrictions on what you can bring into the cabin of an airplane–more and more people are moving in this direction. Mike…