Publicity
Jane and Gloria and Frances
October 22, 2014 Jane and Gloria and Frances I don’t want to write about Renee Zellweger. Or rather, that’s not all I want to write about. I got off a daylong flight and checked what the world was chatting about. Twitter and Facebook: our modern village gossip sites. Amid
Mama Chimp
October 6, 2014 Mama Chimp So yesterday I sat in church happy, heartbroken and annoyed. Happy to be in that beloved spot, always terra firma in the uneven terrain that is my mind. Heartbroken for the endless woes afflicting the earth and my human family. Such a hard
When Anything Can Happen
September 23, 2014 When Anything Can Happen As most of you know, my daughter has an intellectual disability. Much of my heart opening path has stemmed from that, and parenting in general. If I didn’t have children, I would think my shit didn’t stink. But in the most loving of
Changes
September 14, 2014 Changes My son turned 9 in June. Always a thoughtful, precocious dude (in his mama’s indulgent eyes anyway), he has now entered what Rudolf Steiner termed “the nine year change.” My kids started out in a Waldorf school and if I were a good Waldorf mother I
The Leftovers Season Finale
September 8, 2014 The Leftovers Season Finale Margaret Qualley and Amy in the first season finale of “The Leftovers.” I was going to live Tweet the finale. I love live Tweeting, really – a chance to watch in real time (kinda) the show with those who made it and those
Thanks for “The Leftovers”!
August 27, 2014 Thanks for “The Leftovers!” As the school year starts and my sweet summer disappears, my head is a jangle of to-do lists. School supplies and sports sign ups, homework folders and making travel plans for – WTF? – CHRISTMAS? Monkey-mind, as the Buddhists say. I cannot sit