Columns & Collected Essays

On a chilly weekend last October, my family and I headed to Providence, Rhode Island for something called WaterFire. (When translated...

I want to live on Nantucket. Let me qualify that: part of me wants to live there. The artsy, romantic, writerly side of me is drawn to...

My 9-year-old son, Andrew, recently went on a mini-sleep away trip with his day camp. He was gone for a total of 5 days, which is hardly...

My 9-year-old son, Andrew, wants to go to sleep away camp next summer, and I guess I’m going to let him, even though my heart will feel...

When my husband, Brett, and I first fell in love, we were really in love. You know what I mean: madly, blindly, passionately, blah,...

1. Book a massage. The first thing I do after reserving a room at a resort is call their in-house spa and make a reservation for a...