In the early days of the pandemic, I imagined myself reading books in great quantities, the way I seem to be ingesting Swedish fish. Reader, I was wrong. All of my great ideas and intentions around creative projects never really got any lift. The paints and canvas I bought are still in a crate. The book I’m trying to write felt more like ...
In a normal world, one without pandemics or ugly discourse, without high anxiety and general insecurity about “what’s next?” we’d be thinking about Autumn. Back to school shopping, Labor Day plans, college drop-off, the very tips of leaves turning hot orange and fire engine red. Up here in the Adirondack mountains, I already hear that symphony of late ...
If you’re dreaming of travel during this crazy time of quarantine and COVID ….hit the road with my husband and son (Bob and Mack) in their new show “Rogue Trip,” which debuts Friday of this week, July 24th on Disney Plus. See the trailer here or click on the image below. It’s a travel show, it’s a father-son bonding experience, it’s a series of ...
Maybe this is the moment true change in our society can happen. That’s only possible if each of us acts and listens. A vibrant and healthy society is one that includes all voices with equality, acceptance and dignity. Books take us to new worlds, they allow us inside people’s heads and permit us to stand in different kinds of shoes. They let us see ...
If you received my previous “Beloved Books” blog post, you might have been confused as to why the list was extra long and the book choices were not new releases. Through my own quarantine-hazed brain fog, I left out the lead paragraph, which described how this random compendium of books came about. During this time of sheltering in place, many friends ...