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Month: January 2014

A Letter to the Separated

  Dear Divorcing Woman, I’m sorry to be writing these words to you. You probably feel alone right now, but you’re not. You just joined an invisible sisterhood that’s bigger…

What Tiger Eyes Taught Me About Community

  Last weekend, the movie adaptation of Tiger Eyes aired on TV. Tiger Eyes has always been my favorite Judy Blume book. It’s about Davey, a Jersey girl whose father…

Book Review: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Meet seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time. So begins the…

Eye Mask DIY

I’ve mentioned that I’ve had some ongoing eye troubles, which is why I’m wearing glasses most of the time. In early November I got an ulcer in my eye, aka…

One Word: Alive

  Last January I became aware of a movement called One Word 365. For those who haven’t heard about it, the idea is that instead of making New Year’s resolutions,…