"Last year I abstained this year I devour without guilt which is also an art" —Margaret Atwood . . . ... Read More
Wiser Words Were Never Spoken
“Even if we’re continually tempted to lower our guard—for love or weariness, for sympathy or kindness—we women shouldn’t do it. We can lose from one moment to the next everything that we’ve achieved.” —Elena Ferrante, as told to NYT . . . Read "Elena Ferrante, Author of Naples Novels, Stays ... Read More
Things I Learned—and Unlearned—in 2014
I'm a few days late. Five, to be exact, because everyone knows it takes at least two days post ball-dropping festivities to recover, one to catch up with work, then another two for resuming New Year celebrations. Plus, things feel neater, newer even, when they fall on a Monday. So here I am, and ... Read More