Is there such a thing as a True Original?There are not many plausible explanations for this: for many hundreds of years of running as sport, no one on earth could run a mile in…Aug 28, 20211Aug 28, 20211
The Thing about WonderThe media diets of my teenagers and I don’t typically converge, I suppose because I can’t muster interest in a spray-tanned bachelorette…Aug 25, 20214Aug 25, 20214
A Word I Wish I’d Said LessRegrets on the verge of dropping off my youngest at collegeAug 17, 202128Aug 17, 202128
Love Stories for a Weary WorldFour Medium writers get personal on my podcastJul 27, 20213Jul 27, 20213
Know ThyselfIf I were a dog, I’d be the kind that’s easier to shave down than to groom. I wear the same clothes all week and often get past noon before…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Coming to Terms with An Empty NestSusan Orlean, my thought partner on the podcast this week, writes on Medium and for The New Yorker about things like umbrella inventors…Jul 13, 20214Jul 13, 20214
Does every good love story need an obstacle?Come high water, come fires, come pandemics, riots and collapse, love happens. That’s what I’m noticing right now. We want each other. We…Jul 6, 20212Jul 6, 20212
Putting Down GunsI’ve been thinking a lot about how change happens. To help me unpack the mother of all topics, I invited a dozen really big thinkers (and…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
A Mother-Son Story of the Mother of All ChangesI’ve been thinking a lot about how change happens. To help me unpack the mother of all topics, I invited a dozen really big thinkers (and…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021
Motherhood By Any MeansI’ve been wondering about how change really happens. So I invited a dozen really big thinkers (and feelers) to talk to me on Kelly Corrigan…Jun 14, 2021Jun 14, 2021