Time Traveling in Northwestern Nebraska
It never fails—traveling reveals magic. My trip to northwestern Nebraska this fall certainly did; I discovered a time machine. So many different days, I stood …
Walking in Dr. King’s Footsteps at Austin’s Women’s March
Even though politics seems to be all anyone wants to talk about these days, it’s been hard to know exactly what to say. I’ve got …
The Only One Who Stopped Was a Homeless Man
I was slumped over the steering wheel, trying to catch my breath and calm my nerves, when he knocked on the driver’s side window. “Girl,” …
Leaving the Lights Up for Día de Los Reyes
Normally, I clear out all Christmas decorations immediately after the holiday. That dry-as-bones fir tree is on the curb for recycling at the first possible …
Ann Arbor Delivers a Christmas Frame of Mind
It’s December. A light but bracingly chill breeze wafts by, ruffling that slightly scratchy woolen scarf warming your neck. Clean, crisp puffs of winter air become …
Our Anniversary Tree, My Favorite Holiday Decoration
If your house were on fire and you could only grab one thing, what would you save? Thinking about this disaster scenario is not a complete …
How to Survive Thanksgiving With Politically Opposed Relatives
Did the recent election do a number on your holiday plans? Dreading sharing a table and house with relatives who have strong — and differing …
Is Depression the Cause or Result?
If timing and title has you wondering whether this is another political sob fest to avoid, be not afraid. Proceed to read. Unless, of course, you’re …
Texas Book Festival: True Confessions, or What I Bought and Who I Stalked
What yearly event causes people to wander around downtown Austin, giddy after up-close-and-personal encounters with idols and in a stupor from dropping hefty amounts of …
Melania Trump and the Antidote to Social Media’s Toxic Sludge
More and more often, as America pushes ever closer to November’s Day of Reckoning, I’ve found myself curled into the proverbial and literal fetal ball …