Book Review: The Prayer Box
The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you’re not in any shape to save anyone else. You can’t be a lighthouse when you’re underwater […]
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Bravo: Victor Rivers!
A Private Family Matter by Victor Rivas Rivers is by far my favorite survivor memoir. He was in Everett, Washington on Thursday to be the keynote speaker at the Hope […]
Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy
I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart. – J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance calls “bullshit” on the theory that he’s successful because he’s brilliant: People look at me, at […]
Cara Brookins’ House Built a Family
A challenging quest is a phenomenal way to transform from barely surviving to thriving and finding joy. If you are lucky, write well, and know how to promote yourself, you […]
Book Review: The Women in the Castle
How did Hitler manage to con millions of Germans? This question has plagued me for over six decades and is echoed in my current bewilderment with Trump supporters. I found […]
Book Review: Born A Crime
How do we end the cycle of violence? Love. Trevor Noah‘s memoir, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, is rich with humor, inspiration, wisdom and compassion. It also […]
May Day: Women’s March Memories, 2017
Happy May Day! My beloved friend Marilyn Stanton celebrates May Day by distributing baskets of flowers. Alas, Spring has yet to arrive here in Seattle. May Day is also the […]
Book Review: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman is my favorite World’s Best Book Club selection so far. Granny is a retired, wildly eccentric surgeon. Elsa […]
Book Review: They’re Playing Our Song
Carole Bayer Sager wrote the soundtrack for my life. “It’s My Turn” was my theme song for decades. “Nobody Does It Better” conjures up sizzling romantic memories from my law […]
Don’t Be Mean in 2017
Be kind. We’ve all been blessed with random acts of kindness from time to time. These actions cost us nothing and can make a huge difference in the lives of […]
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