Ghosts

Because I recently watched the terrible film “Sylvia,” I took more notice of the death of Plath’s son. I have maintained a dismissive distaste for Plath since college. A privileged, connected, lovely, talented poet, who had a dizzying romance with another successful poet and two sweet children. How sad for her. I did sit through the movie, since I love […]

Vacation in 10 Sentences.

1. Stared across Missouri and radiated disbelief. 2. I hand my brother a book, and he reads the whole thing in two hours straight. 3. I chatter pathetically as I approach the scary roller coaster, and later attempt to photograph some ducks who had been making love in the bushes. 4. With both of us […]

More Tales of Intoxication and Sobriety

Several years ago, I wrote letters and schemed to get my boss fired. It was a Friday afternoon when I got the news that he had been canned. (Please don’t waste any time here worrying about whether he deserved it– everyone was grateful to see him go.) A coworker appeared in my door and delivered […]

Eric Cantor is an Average, Decent Republican

Rush Limbaugh doesn’t act like a grown-up. I guess that is not news. He is, as the Republican Party Chairman said, an entertainer. Entertainers don’t usually act like grown-ups. Grown-ups, of which we have very few in our world, don’t want people to suffer. People suffering kicks in their empathy. They suffer with people who are suffering. This […]