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July 19, 2019

“Trove” Gold Ring Giveaway

Thirty-four summers ago, I found this 14k gold ring with four tiny rhinestones in the port of Hydra. I was […]


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Published on July 19, 2019 20:29

June 20, 2019

Alchemy and Other Acts of Transformation

Five years ago, just as I’d finished the first draft of my memoir, Trove: A Woman’s Search for Truth and […]


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Published on June 20, 2019 14:22

May 21, 2019

Join Me on the Trove Treasure Hunt

My friend David taught me that if you want to set up a treasure hunt, you start by deciding where […]


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Published on May 21, 2019 08:42

August 21, 2018

Otis’s Guide to Living Like a Pig

With our swine-tacular pal Otis staying with us, it really is the Year of the Pig around here, and I […]


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Published on August 21, 2018 18:48

January 20, 2018

Why 2017 Sucked for Women and 2018 Doesn’t

  A woman president. That was my big ask in 2016. And, honestly, was it really that big? In 229 […]


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Published on January 20, 2018 18:32

November 28, 2017

Night Math: Reckoning with Insomnia

Test your knowledge with these seven problems. No need to show your work; I’m too tired to understand it anyway. […]


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Published on November 28, 2017 18:00

October 19, 2017

19 Reasons to Embrace Middle Age

Welcome to the top of the arc! You’ve travelled a long, meandering path to get to this moment, and, trust […]


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Published on October 19, 2017 10:46

September 7, 2017

Dragging My Feet Trying to Slow the Circles Down

Phinny is still in bed. I have no idea how late he was up hanging with friends for the last […]


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Published on September 07, 2017 04:01

August 9, 2017

Some Love for the Bald Women Going Through Hell

When I saw the subject line “Haircut” my lips and eyes did that thing when they tighten to try and […]


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Published on August 09, 2017 14:42

July 26, 2017

Star Stung: Lessons Learned from a Night with Sting

“Congratulations. You’re one of our winners,” the young woman coolly announced in a call that I had almost ignored from […]


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Published on July 26, 2017 20:50