The Freedom of Acceptance:
One of the unexpected gifts of being diagnosed with ADHD twenty-five years ago: I'm no longer embarrassed when my brain wanders off.
This is a form of … Continue reading >>
Fashion in a Box:
Instagram must think I need help. Not help-help, but fashion help.
Dozens of styling apps fill my feed with promises to transform me into my best-dressed self or to reveal my … Continue reading >>
The Beauty of a Battered Language:
Finley Peter Dunne (1867 – 1936) once quipped, “When we Americans are done with the English language it will look as if it had been run over by a musical … Continue reading >>
Nearly every photo of me past the age of eight tells a story in changing eyeglass fashion—just like the oversize frames above, which are weirdly coming back in style.
I’ve spent most of my life in … Continue reading >>
I joined TikTok in my late 60s and survived
When I signed with Regal House Publishing for my second novel in the summer of 2024, I challenged myself to learn the ins and outs of TikTok before my … Continue reading >>
The comfort of watching someone else get it wrong:
Confession: I adore Jamie from the Progressive Insurance commercials.
Jamie is so freaking enthusiastic but terribly socially miscalibrated. He … Continue reading >>