While listening to NPR this weekend, I found out that one of my favorite authors, Kate Christensen, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her latest book, The Great Man. She is only the fifth woman to win the PEN/Faulkner Award in its 27-ye...

Like most people, I have a tendency to internalize stress and use quick fixes (martinis, anti-anxiety medication) instead of working out the tension. About a year ago, I started keeping a working list in a file on my computer called “Things That Ma...

This is spray painted on the sidewalk near my office and I passed by it on my way back from a lunch meeting yesterday. I have been thinking lately about downsizing. I live alone in a pretty large house. I have a guest room I seldom use (excep...