After a boyfriend breaks up with you and then changes his mind, should you take him back? check and see what Gretel does. June 22, 2026
Today, Father’s Day, I am remembering my dad with love and also thinking about the role that Gretel’s father plays in my book. He loves her deeply and tries to shield her from her mother’s clumsy mothering. June 21, 2026
At the opening of the Obama Presidential Center today, President Obama implicitlyexpressed concern about the deep divisiveness that plagues our nation. For me, another way of saying that is the pervasiveness of”othering.” June 19, 2026
a vertical chain of command system, though necessary for coordinated action in response to risk, can stifle creative thinking and encourage the notion that those higher up the chain have more worth that those below them. June 18, 2026
Having a beloved pet cat can make an enormous difference in one’s emotional well-being. And the loss of that sentient being can be profoundly unsettling. My book explores that thread within the context of working for the Border Patrol and practicing Buddhist meditation. June 15, 2026June 16, 2026
