Author Archives: Theodora Goss

People keep asking me how I can do all the things I do, and the question always surprises me, because from my perspective, I don’t get nearly as much done as I’d like to. But it’s true that my life … Continue reading →

Recently, while I was having dinner with a friend, she said to me, “You know, you have beautiful skin.” It’s a compliment I’ve heard before, and usually I just say “Thank you.” But this time, because I’d been thinking about … Continue reading →

I haven’t written a blog post in two weeks because, two weekends ago, I was at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in Orlando, Florida, and there was simply too much going on for me to write … Continue reading →

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 →

I’ve been thinking about the idea of a soulmate, because I’ve seen friends who are in relationships, and friends who are not in relationships but searching for romantic partners. The idea of a soulmate is central to our idea of … Continue reading →