Help! My Dracena Marginata Has Hit the Ceiling — What Can I Do?
My dracena marginata is doing itself in. It’s hurling itself against our living room ceiling. What’s a plant owner to do? Please advise. Read more.
The Atheists Are Coming – Out of a Closet Near You
The Openly Secular movement is calling on atheists in America to come out of the closet and declare their unbelief to friends, family and coworkers. Read more.
A Crazy-Making Crazy Quilt — Finished at Last
In desperation I took the crazy-making crazy quilt that I’d begun–but never finished–over to Sue Mary Fox’s quilting studio in Berkeley. Read more.
The Quilt From Hell — Forty-Two Years Later, It’s Still Not Finished
It had been staring at me from that drawer for decades. The quilt from hell. My wedding present to my brother and his wife. Never finished, never presented. Read more.
Superbowl: My Guys Are Talking Sports — And All Is Right With the World
I like listening to my husband and son talk about football and basketball. I like the comfortable, father-son tone: My guys are talking sports and all is right with the world. Read more.
“Wrestling with God” Got a Starred Review From Publishers Weekly — And I’m Doing the Happy Dance
I’ve got some news. Huge news. “Wrestling with God“ got a starred review from Publishers Weekly this week. They reviewed my book, and they gave it one of their big, fat red stars. Read more.
They’re Saying Nice Things About “Wrestling with God”
Some really nice people are saying some really nice things about Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith. That’s because I asked them to. Read more.
It’s Here! A Copy of “Wrestling with God” Has Arrived
It arrived on Monday. There it was right outside the front door. A small brown package. And inside — a copy of my book, “Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith.” Read more.
Riffs on Life: Your Top Ten Favorites of 2014 — Sort Of
Here they are, your favorite Riffs on Life of 2014 — that is to say, the posts that got the most page reads from Google and other search engines this year. Read more.
I Searched for Jesus, and Here’s What I Found
Christmas was coming and I needed a Christmassy, Jesusy post. I went to my photo gallery — where else?– and I searched for Jesus. Read more.