Opinions Matter
On January 18, 2018, just seven days after President Trump made his remark about people from “shithole countries,” the Gallup news organization released the results of a new poll. It revealed that globally, when 1,000 […]
Marcia Amidon Lusted
Highways of Hell
I peel my sweaty fingers off the sticky steering wheel. Flicking the vents in the optimistic hope of even a small breath of cool air. Forced to roll the windows down in the 90-degree […]
On the Water
It is a glorious morning. The water of the bay ripples and glints in the sun, and the grass fringing the beach and the estuary furls and unfurls in the breeze. On the other […]
Betsy Devoid
On February 7, 2017, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President Trump’s new Secretary of Education. The vote was historic, but not for a positive reason: DeVos was confirmed only because […]
To Her Last Breath
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full of argument. I […]
Invisible Hands, Invisible Love
My 26-year-old son showed up at home unexpectedly a few days ago…on his new motorcycle. He appeared in the kitchen, holding a helmet and excitedly beckoning me outside to show me his new acquisition. […]
Concerning Collaboration Part II
If you read the first installment of my post on collaboration, perhaps you are waiting with bated breath (or perhaps not) to find out how this new iteration of the collaborative process has been […]
Concerning Collaboration, Part 1
Let’s face it, collaboration is one of those words that can leave a bad taste in one’s mouth. Who hasn’t had the experience, in secondary school or college, or even at work, of being given […]
Etched in Stone
The town of Hancock, NH, where I live, is 237 years old, and even though the population has dwindled to 1,654 inhabitants, the fact that the town has existed for so many years necessitates […]
Seeking a Room of One’s Own
I just finished rereading Virginia Woolf’s classic A Room of One’s Own. I first read this book in my early twenties, and my admiration of it was more academic than actual. I agreed with the […]
Gnostic Green 