Monthly Archives: March 2014

This past week, I read a blog post on Terri Windling’s blog: “Being Normal is Over-Rated.” In it, she quotes from the writer Dani Shapiro on the writing life: “I need to live by certain rules in order to protect … Continue reading →

Some time ago, I wrote a blog post called “The Lady Code.” In it, I pointed out that there is still a “lady code,” an implicit code by which we determine whether or not a woman is a lady. This … Continue reading →

When I first read this quotation from Joseph Campbell, I thought he must be wrong: “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are for the experience of being alive.” Many years ago, … Continue reading →