CHILD’S POSE
CHILD’S POSE
Hallelujah Anyway
Mostly WD-40 and duct tape
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SOMETIMES A SMALL NOTION
[A guest post from my current husband]
BANANAS
August, ugh, not my favorite month.
Dreams Coming True
I cannot believe I got to talk with the incomparable Amy Poehler on (among other things) Good Writing, the new writing book my husband and I wrote.
DANCE
As the magnificent Molly Ivins’ wrote, You Got to Dance With Them What Brung You. Someone brought you to the dance of who and where you are now, and good manners instruct us that you can’t abandon them for someone you see across the room whom you are sure would make you shiver with new life forever, plus have more money and cable stations.
THE FOURTH IS WITH US
Poor old baby nation, a big birthday and no one feels like celebrating.
IDIOT WIND
I am not a good sport about the wind.
My personal husband thinks he knows something about writing
Now Neal's stepping on my turf with a writing retreat of his own
A NICE OLD PIECE
I wrote this for the National Geographic, for the holy days of 2020 during the dread and isolation of Covid and Trump; edited for length.
DAVID ROCHE AND THE SECRET OF LIFE
The majestic Mr. Roche died this week. I told the story of the early days of our friendship at Salon magazinein 1999.
MIXED GRILLE
MIXED GRILLE
IT'S MEMORIAL DAY: Want to write a memoir?
Here's a piece I wrote for the Ethel Magazine at AARP
ONLINE, MAY 30, NEXT SAT, 11:00. Open link!
Let me know
COME JOIN ME AND A WRITING ROOM COLLECTIVE FOR A FREE OPEN HOUSE
I’ll give a talk and Q&A. You’ll do some writing and connecting.
LET US COMMENCE
I gave the 2003 undergraduate and interdisciplinary studies commencement address at the University of California at Berkeley.
OY VEH, MOTHER’S DAY
The three day weekend of Mother’s Day begins today, where strangers and cashiers exhort us to have a nap hap happy one.
GOLD
Half the time when someone announces, “Here’s the thing,” I bristle: Did God stop by their home that morning with a Power Point presentation?
"How I Write" with David Perell
I got to do the"How I Write" podcast with David Perell when we were on book tour for "Good Writing." Anybody wanna know how I write?
From whence I sprang
Prayer of an Unconventional Family
TODAY
There is so much evil and heartbreak happening right now.