Notes from Janus
And now, let us welcome the New Year/ Full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke It’s perfect — how the month of January is named for Janus, the Roman god of gates and entrances,...
View ArticleExciting days ahead!
Autumn is coming with its days of gold, its days of reverie and of you—oh, such delightful hours that my heart burns within me at the anticipation.”~Byron Caldwell Smith, in a letter to Kate Stephens...
View ArticleThe not-so-empty nest
It’s not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can’t tell my children to …...
View ArticleHome is here, now
So I’ll try to see into your eyes right now, and stay right here, ’cause these are the good old days.” — Carly Simon, “Anticipation” My grown son, who’s married and lives in Chicago, is back in town...
View ArticleHome for the holidays
Now in its second printing and available on Kindle, Writing Home is a collection of my published magazine essays and family newspaper columns. Awarded several prizes for creative nonfiction, it’s...
View ArticleWhen it’s time to land the helicopter
More than ever, experts agree that helicopter parenting — or over-parenting — is resulting in serious problems for young adults. Are we raising a generation of “boomerang” kids? Why are so many young...
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