Silence That Says Too Much

Silence That Says Too Much

Imagine tens of thousands of flag-waving white supremacists gaining government permission to march through predominantly Black areas of Harlem, Detroit, Los Angeles, or Atlanta. As they march in their matching shirts, they shout racist slogans, beat anyone who gets in...
Wisdom Wherever You Find It: Is This Heaven?

Wisdom Wherever You Find It: Is This Heaven?

There is usually a bit of timeless wisdom that inspires these columns of mine. I will admit that the quotation that provoked this column — “Is this heaven?” — makes no sense out of context. Here is a link to a video of a little more than seven minutes that...
On ‘Bleak House’ and Equally Bleak Institutions

On ‘Bleak House’ and Equally Bleak Institutions

There are two types of people in the world: those who organize libraries and those who do not. I am of the latter group. Forever doomed with an incurable affliction to accumulate crisp bound pages attached to busted spines without a system to categorize any of them. I...
An Affirming Home

An Affirming Home

When our oldest child started high school last fall, we prepared her the best we could. She’s brilliant, independent, and level-headed. We trusted her, but we were nervous. My husband and I both went to tiny schools in the middle of cow pastures in Texas. There are...