Reflections on the small things, and the big ones, that impact our day-to-day lives.
Dear Diary No More
What began as a way to escape family noise came to an end when I found my true voice as a writer. Tucked away on the very top shelf of my closet is…
Jane Austen, My iPhone, and Lessons in Perspective
These days find me craving Jane Austen. Reading a Jane Austen novel at any given time is its own kind of joy. In an instant I’m pulled into a world, if not a…
Come September
A time when nostalgia becomes a season all its own. Late August in the Northeast. Crisp mornings, cooler than usual, the light noticeably shifting in its dance with time. Summer is…
The Spirit of Judaism at Its Best, Antisemitism at Its Worst
Why the lynching of Leo Frank a century ago still haunts us. A couple of weeks ago, waiting to board our plane at LAX, my husband is approached by two bearded Orthodox Jewish…
Conversations with Myself
The mixed blessing of solitude. I spend a lot of time alone — taking walks by myself, meditating and doing yoga, writing and reading, listening to music. My husband spends most of his day…
Call Me Ma’am. Tell Me I’m in My Golden Years—
Just don’t say I’m elderly I know it’s silly. It’s just a word. But it hit me like a shock of cold water when a doctor described me as elderly in a message…
