A Three Dishwasher Day — Make that Four
I’ve loaded the dishwasher three times today. Daughter Christina madly baking…Read more.
Book Openers: How’d He Get an Audience with Her?
By Barbara Falconer Newhall Yes. That’s me with the Pope. OK, he’s cardboard. But I’m real. The cardboard Pope and I were
Lauren Winner: Seven Pithy Writing Tips From a Best-Selling Memoirist
Lauren Winner, author of the popular “Girl Meets God,” offers tips for writers.
The Writing Room: Writing Tips from Jasmin Darznik of “Good Daughter” Fame
Writing tips from Jasmin Darznik: “The big lie of memoir is that the story ends.” Read more.
Book Openers: Memoiring in the Mountains with the Bestselling Jasmin Darznik
I first met Jasmin Darznik back in 2006, and right away she presented a problem. We were in the same nonfiction writing workshop at Squaw Valley and I didn’t know what to say about her manuscript.
GodsBigBlog: Where — American — Jewish Women Must Move Aside for Men
“Precious Jewish daughter, please move to the side when a man approaches.” So read a number of signs hanging on trees in Williamsburg, a mostly Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn,
A Case of the Human Condition: My Daughter the Trash Heap
My daughter is beautiful. But I wonder if she wants to be. If she liked being beautiful, why did she dress up as a heap of trash for Halloween when she was 11? A “Doctor Who” space alien at 28? Read more.
Book Openers: Is Polygamy Normal?
Is polygamy normal? If gays can get their marriages legalized, what’s to keep all those polygamists from seeking legalization of their status as well? Read more.
Post 9/11 Active Duty Vets: Country, Yes. God, Not So Much
82 percent of veterans who served on active duty since 9/11 say they would advise a young person close to them to sign up for the military.
Book Openers: Good News — Life Is Flawed and There Is No Fixing It
There comes a time, in the second half of life, when we must realize that we are doomed to failure, says Richard Rohr.