Of Glass and Gold: My Kintsugi Year in Reckoning: Tennessee Writers on 2020
My essay, Of Glass and Gold: My Kintsugi Year, appears in this anthology, Reckoning: Tennessee Writers on 2020, published by… More
Kveller: Xenophobia Is Real
For the majority of my life, “xenophobia” was a word that existed only at synagogue. Read Article Here
AAA World: The Soundtrack of Nashville
In 2007, I moved back to Nashville—my college town—because, when it comes to creative energy, nowhere compares to Music City…. More
Kveller: I’m Not Cleaning Out My Chametz This Year. Here’s Why.
Right now, it feels hollow to have a ritual of rebirth, to clean while stockpiling, to care about crumbs when… More
LA Times: Visit, Don’t Fear, the Deep Red States
Travel enlarges us. It humanizes those and that which we fear. And it works not just for those of us… More
Crain’s Chicago Business: Summertime, and the Livin’ Is . . . Sponsored
My kneejerk response when I first heard that the Chicago Park District had named Tommy Bahama the “official sponsor of… More
On Exes and Thin Mints in P.S.: What I Didn’t Say
From BFFs to frenemies, from The One Who Got Away to The One You Wish Would Go Away, P.S.: What… More
Cat Trap Fever in Cat Women
From a tale about how rescuing a stray cat ended up saving a friendship to an unapologetic piece by a… More
In Defense of Shoppers in Designing Magazines
Thirty-five experienced editors, designers, and consultants, all at the top of their fields, presented their insights on the goals and… More
Deadwood vs. Dogwood in Woman’s Best Friend
They may be known as man’s best friend, but as the writers in this poignant, funny, and dramatic collection know,… More