When thinking about women’s issues, perhaps we should look to nature for understanding. When Nashville exploded with coastal emigration, and our once tolerably trafficked street grew congested with insipid flat-roofed homes, my husband and I decided what the hell and purchased a 15-acre farm in Springfield, Tennessee — a mere…

One of the most effective ways to distract myself from doing my actual work of reading, writing, and thinking is to peruse the digital (and sometimes physical) universe for products that fall within this realm. If there were such jobs as paperie and pen testing or professional thank you note…

Mediocre insights and marginally useful thoughts from someone who knows the frustrations that accompany being almost famous — Dear Emerging Writers, Let me begin by saying that being an “emerging writer” is very different from being an a) aspiring writer, b) amateur published writer, and c) financially successful writer. …

Simple tips for getting back into the travel swing, because flying isn’t what it used to be. Simon says raise your left hand if you’re ready to fly like a bird. Simon says raise your right hand if you’re ready to fly anywhere other than Antarctica, because being confined to…

A silly little poem about man’s best friend and woman’s most treasured companion. There once was a prince from west London Whose exquisite life had come undone He adopted a mutt Shifted out of his rut And tossed out his collection of handguns. A less known gal from Nantucket While drunk…

I will happily escape to Cancun and enjoy a bottle of bubbly by myself, but obviously only if Thy wills it Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come in the form of “me time” Thy will be done on earth, as it is in…

It’s high time this OG high horse hightailed it to greener pastures. — Dear modern humanity, Please accept this open letter as a formal resignation notice from my position as the original high horse, effective immediately. After careful consideration, and centuries of service to people in positions of wealth and power, my back has finally broken under the weight of the new world…