What the Sirens are Selling
My oldest and I saw Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey the day it opened in theaters.
In the Margins
Join me In the Margins: a place for the in-between and side-notes. You’ll find candid essays on education, art, culture, books, and the everyday details that demand a highlight or two.
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The Thrill is Gone
Last night I was folding laundry on the couch in a quiet house.
August begins in June
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Woody has a bald spot, sports specialization, a moon launch, and other things that sparked this week.
"I Contain Multitudes." My audience did not.
“Very well then I contradict myself,
Waiting at the Door
Thoughts on Lent and grief
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Palate expanders, strong grandmas, hips don't lie, potted plant parenting, and other things that sparked this week.
Lent Cracks the Illusion
Lately, many exchanges with my friends have gone something like this:
Friday SparkNotes
An easy Valentine's menu, encouraging career advice, a new book about Tar Heel basketball, motherhood and the Olympics, and other things that sparked this week.
Home
No sooner did the evening sun flap out a black sheet stretched taut with a million, shimmering holes, did my Grandmammy put down her empty martini glass and grab the porch flashlight.