Honk for ChoiceI’m standing with 100 people, mostly women, on the Pawcatuck Bridge in Westerly, RI, holding clever signs and cheering when drivers honk…Nov 29, 20211Nov 29, 20211
A Seat at the Changing TableI got to the airport with time to spare. Flight 6083 Southwest from Boston to Denver departure 8am. I can’t remember when I was this…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Dating Scene(s)Several months after my husband and I split in 2018, at the age of 62, I began to try my hand at dating again. My life and the world of…Oct 17, 20212Oct 17, 20212
Road trips with Pie ManDad was my travel hero. A master of Boston streets, Rochester neighborhoods and New Hampshire backroads, he was a personal GPS before GPS…Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Mating SeasonIn 1964, at 20 years of age, Bobby Fischer became the first US Chess Champion with 11 wins in 11 games, the only perfect score in the…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
Of Diaries and BlogsI began writing my memoir when I was 8 years old. Of course I didn’t realize it then. My grandmother had given me a diary for my birthday…Aug 5, 20201Aug 5, 20201
Nerd Food“Dad’s making Teenie Weenies for dinner tonight!” My little brother could hardly contain himself. There were few dinners we loved more…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Happy Father’s DayBorn in 1923, my dad was the youngest of three siblings, all of whom grew up during the depression in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His parents…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
A Mother’s PrivilegeIn this time of outrage over the murder of another Black man, George Floyd, at the hands of white police, I find myself re-examining a…Jun 9, 20201Jun 9, 20201
