This autumn, I seem to have noticed the change after daylight savings time more than normal. It just seems darker most nights as I leave

In some ways, I owe my life to pie. Here’s the version my parents told us, anyway, understanding that one probably doesn’t really want the

The last time I posted here, I shared my review of Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist Eliza Griswold’s recent book, Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power,

Reading Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold’s new book, Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church (just out from Farrar, Straus

School has been starting for K-12 students round here this week, and even though my university’s classes begin after Labor Day, there’s already been the

Don’t get me wrong: I’ve always been more of a dog person. And as a lifelong single woman, my preferred terms have become “fun aunt”

High up a winding alpine road, at almost the very top of a narrow canyon, stood the 1920s log cabin my parents purchased in the

I’ve heard from a few readers about my extended absence from RJ. Not to worry (though I doubt this is a huge concern for many!)–I’ve