The Price of a College Admission Scandal
I had to pull my jaw off the floor reading the recent reports of parents and college admissions consultants gaming…
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Book Club: It’s Okay if You Don’t Discuss the Book
The following article was originally published on NovelNetwork.com. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the disparaging…
Competitive Parenting: No One Wins
The following article was originally published on GrownandFlown.com. It's not like a gymnastics competition where the judges hold up scores…
Skiing With My Mother’s Mittens
My mother’s mittens are soft and worn, of black leather and insulated with red nylon and down fill. I wore…
Learning to Say Goodbye to your Children is an Overrated Skill
The following article was originally published on GrownandFlown.com. I scoffed at the parents, briefcases in hand, dressed smartly, waving furiously…
How Instagram Helps My Writing
I took a “Writing from Personal Experience” class in Cambridge taught by Mopsy Strange Kennedy. An exercise she often assigned…
Patience and Purpose in Jury Duty
I had a feeling when I showed up on October 1st my number would get called. I had a pretty…
Sea Worthy
Our boat was loaded down with golf clubs, hostess gifts, costumes for a Saturday night party, bedding, clothing, and cheese…
An Organized Library: A Labor of Love
There is something about organizing my library that feels like putting my mind in order. Not so much my mind…
On Golfing and Writing
If I look back at the woman I was twenty years ago… I never thought I’d love golf. I also…