Columns & Collected Essays

“It needs all new wiring,” she said, standing with hands on hips, looking into the living room. “I know,” I said. “We haven’t used this...

In a recent article for The Awl, author Amy Sohn explains “The 40-year-old Reversion,” in which she talks about partying regularly with...

First, let me say that stealing is such an ugly word.  I prefer to call what I do creative accounting.  My financial education began with...

A day in free verse poetry On the Starbucks lanai dappled sunlight watching the trains go by iced grande green tea sweetened two dollars...

Artist, yes. Successful businessman, sure. Snarky comment maker, indeed. But here are words I’d never thought I’d utter: I’d like to...

“Brett,” I ask my husband, “What’s the weather like today?”  He has just come in from a brisk run and is panting a bit. “It’s nice,” he...