I can’t bear to think about the election. Also, I can’t bear not to. On average, I get twenty emails and two texts a day about it, asking for money or asking me to volunteer. (I have no idea how many phone calls I get a day because I just don’t answer.) I force myself … Read More
Years ago, my friend Susan took a class of college kids off to visit Middleton Plantation, outside Charleston. One of the few plantations not to be burned by Sherman’s troops, it was probably a terrible place for the slaves who worked the land, but now it’s lovely and quiet, a mansion of mellow brick set … Read More
It started as a prank. My husband loves them. The first Christmas I spent with him and his kids, he rented a Santa Claus outfit. Around 2 a.m., after we finished wrapping the presents and setting them under the tree, he stuffed the costume with newspaper and laid it on the sofa. He placed … Read More
Forest fires are still raging in the West. Covid is still gaining ground all over the world. And chaos at the top is still pushing the United States into disarray. Lots of us are casting anxious, hopeful glances toward the future, crossing our fingers for a recovery. Recent advances in medicine and the social sciences … Read More