Dec
25
2010

The Grinch Cancels Christmas

…”I hate Christmas.” Over the years, I have blamed this irrational feud on numerous factors – canned supermarket music, blow-up plastic nativity figures, my children, my husband, the fact that I am a skinflint, and the weather. This time of year is cold, dark, and just bad…. …continue reading

Sep
07
2010

Secrets in the Age of Facebook

I know that telepathic communication is real. I know because when I was younger, if I told my mother something, my aunts and grandmother would know exactly what I had said, before I hung up the phone. You would think that that would have prepared me for the age of Facebook… …continue reading

Sep
03
2010

Secrets and Lies and the Men Who Keep Them

My husband was keeping secrets from me. He was hiding things. “You guys were in cahoots.” I yelled. Six of us were sitting around a deck. It was high noon, late July, and the day was oddly cool, with a gentle breeze…. …continue reading