Altogether, it’s been a strange time to be alive. The storms of the last few years have sent each of us in new directions. No – chaos is...

Today is my fortieth birthday. My son, Leon, is a month old. Vincent our dog, Leon’s big brother, is seven years old. Max and I have been...

1. Soften. 2. Stretch. 3. Forgive yourself. 4. Be here. Worrying makes transitions harder. Replace scheduled worry with relaxing your...

Self-conscious and sweating at table work, I’m not getting it. Jack is uneasy in his chair. I’m the lead of this lyrical adaptation of...

At the risk of sounding blind and arrogant towards my own good fortune, I’m fed up. This new height of frustration ballooned last week...

Sage and beloved friend Lindsay says, “I realize we are all just winging it.” Yes. So why do I feel so heavy? Maybe I’m dragging it...

Through North Carolina summers, our dog Lizzie became like a baboon. A West Highland White Terrier, one flea could turn her inside out. ...

I have soft teeth. Root canals, an extraction, cavities; I've had everything done to my teeth. When I was very young, I had dental...

Today was my first time in Griffith Park in months. It is – as ever – a monument to wildness in the city of angels. Not one but two...

My sister Katie says her daughter Lily has my hands. I wish I had Lily’s features, which is to say, I wish I had Katie’s. Mother and...