I don’t want to live in a world where my genetic disorder is somehow my fault, where my chronic pain is attributed to a negative attitude, where my mental health would magically improve if I pretended harder. But I do want to live in a world where imagination and resilience will come ...
Went to Panera at lunch. Got my sweater caught in the console getting out of the car but thought I could just yank it out instead of opening the console. It held for a second then suddenly let go. I already had one leg hanging out, sitting on the edge of the seat so lost my bala...
Had he been president for the collapse of the Soviet regime, I believe in my heart of hearts he would have offered the necessary support to rebuild the country, we will never know for certain, but I know of no evidence to the contrary that he would have believed in nation-building. So ...
Destiny held me: how she had found me in all the chaos was inconceivable, and yet I’d always known she’d be here now. I felt her toned stomach muscles heaving against my chest as her arms held me in a strong embrace and she sobbed. My mana was starting to get used up. People ...
They are also an excellent topping for salads… a great way to incorporate a little extra protein (and hey, maybe get your kid to try a salad)! I strongly recommend using the firmest tofu you can find. I like to use bulk tofu, which is usually super firm!
This may have always been an unrealised dream, but that dream has never felt so distant to me – a child of five in 1992 – as it does this morning. But we need not be hopeless. We can get shit done. We can take our fear, our hurt, our anger, and we can channel it into ...
In a society where most people have kids, some of us don't because our partners are unable or unwilling to make babies. That's what this blog and my book, Childless by Marriage, are about. Let's talk about what it's really like.
It was said about town that Leonce had deliberately put their shop out of business, importing the same wines in bulk and underselling his "friend." That was the social life of the nouvelle Picots. So, though Kay had from 1944-1962 filled Leonce with warmth, friends, fun, and creative...
Gutta Percha Balls with the intent swiftness of trained Bird Dogs, and each talked feverishly of Brassy Lies, and getting past the Bunker, and Lofting to the Green, and Slicing into the Bramble–each telling his own Game to the Ambient Air, and ignoring what the other Fellow had to say....
Meet family friend and royal tailor to Prince Phillip, Edward “Teddy” Watson, who charmed the socks off my grandmother:) The French portion of their trip involved side excursions to Nice and Monte Carlo, but the bulk of their time was spent in Paris where Herbert fell in love with the ...