Small Moments of Great Reward

In the achingly beautiful short memoir, "A Christmas Memory," Truman Capote recalls "my friend," the distant cousin o...

I did not discover the writer Madeleine L'Engle until my older son Ben, who is now almost 31, brought her books home sometime in element...

It's been a hard several days. A week ago Thursday, my friend Kim, chemistry professor, father, husband to my good friend Judy, died...

My "little" brother Mark, with whom I am close, often posts quotes on his Facebook page. Some are observations. Some are inspirati...

I recently posted our September food expenditures , commenting on our eating and shopping habits. The very best response I received came not...

The co-chair of the working group kept addressing the other co-chair by the wrong name throughout the entire teleconference. The former was ...

At the start of September, I blogged about how much we used to spend on food, eating out, and household items a month . At that time, it was...