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…
Jeanne Blasberg
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…
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…
The Camino de Santiago- A Modern Pilgrimage
In theory, the medieval pilgrimage routes of Europe shouldn’t have held any special allure for me. “It’s such a Christian…
Time Travel
Starting our walk on the Camino each morning, we were smug setting off under a pre-dawn, pale blue and pink…
On Minimalism: Packing or Unpacking
It is always easier to pack more than less. Just like it is easier to spew out a burgeoning overwrought…
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…