I thought you might enjoy this. I wrote it a couple of years ago. Two different magazines bought it and then un-bought it. Maybe that means you’re supposed to be reading it now. I find this a joy-filled tribute to “mixed marriages”—people coming together with different ways of seeing things and making it work. It…

If you’re a champion of the non-humans with whom we share this planet, here’s a way to help some of them without writing a check. Just click on these sites — daily if you can — and your clicks keep the corporate contributions coming. The info comes from Mary Max, wife of noted artist Peter Max…

The Kirstie Ally interview on Oprah a couple of weeks ago nearly broke my heart. I identified — and not just because Kirstie and I are about the same age and we’re both Midwestern gals with a lot of spunk. Here’s what we really have in common: food — too much of it, eaten for the…

When I was in seventh grade, my friend Rebecca Gott and I worked hard at being mystics. (She moved away to Nederland, Colorado. I’ve looked for her ever since. If via the magic of the Internet you know her, please put us in touch.) All that aside, Rebecca and I read (or tried to read) many…

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