Madeleine L’Engle’s Legacy as Mother, Lover, and Writer
A meaty article in the New Yorker is a treat: often contrarian, in-depth, unexpected. I’m still a bit mystified by this one […]
Why Orion Taraban is Wrong
I received a droll email from a confused internet user convinced that I was married to Orion Taraban. Perish the thought! Would […]
Stuck in the Winter Blahs? Try Elizabeth Von Arnim’s “The Enchanted April”
“… Why, it would really be being unselfish to go away and be happy for a little, because we would come back […]
Should We Be Grateful to Feminists?
After proclaiming my dislike for Betty Friedan’s ideas, I will likely be met with the rebuke that I must be thankful to […]
Excelsior! The Marriage Edition
I did not write much in 2025, but I finished out the year with a bang: Making fun of divorced people. Irresistible. […]
Betty Failed to Convince Me: I Still Want the Feminine Mystique
After many years of avoiding it, I did, in fact, read “The Feminine Mystique” in 2025 (full disclosure: I skimmed parts in […]
Gordon Neufeld’s “Hold On to Your Kids”: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
One of the most remarkable aspects of childrearing is how miserable it can make people. No one chooses to have children with […]
Diligence and Consistency: The Fertile Ground for Virtue
One of the great joys of belonging to multiple book clubs is revisiting books with a different group of people. After thoroughly […]
Buyer Beware: The Great and Terrible Advice of Orion Taraban
Recently, I, like millions of other people on the internet, discovered the online persona of Orion Taraban, whose viral star has been […]
Marriage: A Relationship of Dynamism
We’ve gotten so muddled about marriage that people no longer seem to notice this unique, lifelong bond that underpins the success of […]