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The Journey Back Always Reveals Something New
Killing a Turkey on the 4th of July led to an outpouring of messages from new and old friends about which places in the USA should comprise the itinerary for This Land Is Your Land (the name I have given to the fabulous voyage we are planning across the USA!). I was...
Killing a Turkey on the 4th of July
One of my absolute favorite "Mom stories" comes from a hot 4th of July, when my daughter, Carmen, now 16, was 8 years old. We were still living in Paris at the time, and I had just gotten out of the shower and was getting dressed, chatting to the kids through the...
The Editing of Life: How Writing Has Made me a Better Therapist
Whenever I give talks about my first book, Trailing: A Memoir, at least one member of the audience will ask how my professional background as a psychotherapist has influenced my writing. I'd be lying if I said it hasn't at all, because of course my interest in mental...
AGAIN, AGAIN! THE OLD RENEWED! Expat Life Cycles and Saying Goodbye
Who's new enough, most now, most youngest Enough to eye you most again? Who'll love the rose that love wore longest, Yet say it fresher than quick rain? I'll see. I'll say. I'll find the word. All earth must lilt, then, willy-nilly And vibrate one rich triple-chord Of...
SKIN CANCER: A story of misdiagnosis, vanity, and the hidden gift in a mortality check
May was Skin Cancer Prevention month, but running a bit behind with many things these days, I am only managing to post this now. It's a big, scary story that I'll try and keep short and sweet, as public health messages should be. My mother had a stage 3 melanoma...
DO NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!
In May, 2012, I published my first book, Trailing: A Memoir. I is in bold, because I did it myself. After working on the manuscript for two years, I spent another six months waiting on tenterhooks for word from my then-agent, who was busy pitching the...