profiles
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
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
The Sum of Our Parts
Parts therapy and profile writing, my latest not-so-guilty pleasure, and a new album I am loving. Dear Readers, Thank you for being with me for another week. How are you doing? What's new in your world? What's on your mind? Hit reply and let me know.
The Bright Side
This week is about finding that happy place or thing, whatever it is, wherever it may be.
Train of Thought
For a dork like me, who gets completely geeked out over nostalgia, I am likewise geeked about absurdity.
I'm Every Woman
"Anything you want done, baby, I'll do it naturally." -- Chaka Khan and/or Whitney Houston
Speed Racer
"When you look at Max, you think he’s nice and polite and thoughtful, but what you probably don’t see is that he can be so competitive and he has a fierceness most people don’t expect." -- Robin Esterson
BUCK! The System
"I was given space to create, explore and be myself, which at that point meant being able to cut up and talk shit in class." -- BUCK!
Appetite for Change
My profile of Chef Jose Andres, a delightful memoir (if you seek one), a not-so-guilty pleasure of mine, and...torpedo bats. Readers, And with that, we're in April. I've been pitching stories this week and seeing the fruits of some past labor, including this cover story
Dogged
Boots will still find trouble when given the chance, but he will no longer lunge at you like an apex predator.
