If you are like millions upon millions of people and like me, you might have heard the name Kitty Genovese in a psychology or sociology class. You might have read her case study where supposedly 38 human beings passively witnessed her murder in Queens in 1964. It was a watershed moment in America, so when I passed by a book with her name and photograph on the cover this weekend, I checked it out from the library. I devoured it in less than 12 hours. This book, by Kevin Cook,… Read more Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell →
My daughter turns twelve tomorrow. Today I went to a jewelry store with a silver charm that I received for my own twelfth birthday. The jeweler cleaned the charm and placed it on a new silver chain. The charm is round and reads “Grown Up Twelve.” But I was not a grown up at twelve and neither is my daughter. She may stop growing soon, like I did when I was ten, but we were both still little girls at twelve, despite looking like women well before our time. This… Read more grown up twelve →
Dear Shaun White (and your mom), Almost three years ago, I wrote you an open letter. It is best described as a missive of scathing accusation. I was angry when I wrote it, and I was wrong to write when I was so angry. I channeled a lot of my anger at you, and that was misplaced. I apologize sincerely and without reservation. Quite simply, I was wrong. I do not know if you ever read my letter, but your mom did (she emailed me). I did email her back but never heard from… Read more An Open Apology to Shaun White (And His Mom) →
Tonight I will meet friends at Heather Lowell’s house. Heather doesn’t live there anymore. She was taken from us after a long battle with breast cancer, on November 30th. But tonight, close to what would have been her forty-second birthday, her many friends will gather with her four young daughters to remember this amazing, vibrant woman. Heather started Get Born, a literary magazine. Somehow the site is still up, though we expected it to expire before now. I was a regular contributor on the Get Born blog for three years. I only… Read more Without Heather →
I have made a commitment to limit how much of Liam’s personal information I share publicly. Because of this I’m trying to balance important and helpful information for those parents… Read more How Far We’ve Come →
My first “contributing blogger” post is up on Brain, Child’s blog this morning. Please read and share. It’s a great magazine, and after you read my piece you can get lost for hours in all the other amazing essays there. http://www.brainchildmag.com/2015/02/my-first-tattoo/
The Denver skyline shot up during early 1980s, and, my dad helped build it. Dad, a welder, came to Colorado in 1979 for the construction boom. However, for much of his… Read more States of Permanence, States of Grace →
The first book I read on my new Kindle Paperwhite was Coming Clean, A Memoir by Kimberly Rae Miller. I’m going to jump right into the review categories. Technical Execution and… Read more Read and Release Book Review: Coming Clean, A Memoir →
