freelance writer
The Return of a So-Called Innocent from Abroad
I don't want to be back, but my bed is nice, plus my profile of journalist Soledad O'Brien, and how I laughed at my TBR pile once again. My excuse: reading is fundamental. Hello readers, I have returned from almost two weeks in London and then

Sympathy's Requiem
“No one has ever properly understood me, I have never fully understood anyone; and no one understands anyone else” -- Goethe

Spinning Your Wheels
"Some times it pays to lean way the hell in. Other times it helps to step away."
Hanging on the Telephone
"I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall. If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall" -- Blondie
Endless Summer
"You're not bored. You just think you are." -- a parent, probably
Miss America
Once I got home, my brain was whirlygigging about like Honey Balenciaga until maybe 3 a.m.

To The Lighthouse
"I blame it on my elegance." -- Cousin Richie

Golden Opportunity
"Baby we can do it, take your time, do it right." -- S.O.S. Band