Book Review: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
It’s all about psychological control. – Dan O’Hara, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson was inspired to write a book about shame after he’d been cyberbullied on Twitter. So You’ve […]
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Book Review: Untied by Meredith Baxter
Meredith Baxter’s memoir, Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering, is a refreshingly candid examination of the cost of shame. Shame has been a powerful weapon of control since the days […]
Book Review: Brave Enough
Desperation is unsustainable. – Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed is an abuse survivor akin to Grandma Gatewood. Her hike of the Pacific Coast Trail was featured in the book and […]
Book Review: The Sound of Glass
You will never be truly happy if you keep holding on to the things that make you sad. – Karen White, The Sound of Glass Beachcombers treasure sea glass. Edith Heyward […]
11-11: Single’s Day!
It’s Single’s Day! Celebrate your single self! Single’s Day is a Chinese import I like. It is like Valentine’s Day for single people. It is a day to celebrate the […]
Book Review: Orphan Train
My great-grandfather, William Van Ardsdale Drake, was a teenager living on a boat on the Hudson River in Manhattan before he was shipped on a Children’s Aid Society orphan train […]
Gun Control: Why Are We Waiting for the Government?
We quit smoking. The government didn’t ban cigarettes after it was discovered smoking was killing us. Yes, the tobacco lobby pitched a fit. Yes, smokers were offended and bitched about […]
Book Review: Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs was blessed with great parents: Nick and Lou Klist. Starlight on Willow Lake is dedicated to them, and the book is infused with their unconditional love and wisdom on […]
Bravo: Private Violence and Bully Receive Emmy Nominations
Reporters have a hard time articulating the words “domestic violence” or “intimate terrorism.” They prefer “troubled relationship” or “messy divorce.” If a stranger beats the crap out of us, they […]
Happy 4th of July: Celebrating Independence
Chicago’s fireworks celebrations are always epic, and they are what I miss most about living in Chicago. There’s something equally epic about seeing Lady Liberty in the midst of the […]
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