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 […]
How Do You Combine Writing with Motherhood?
Recently, someone asked me how to fit together writing and motherhood. Can one complement the other? How do you prevent writing from […]
Megan Madden of A Mother’s Lace: Building A Legacy of Love
Megan Madden of A Mother’s Lace
Lent: Joy and Suffering
What happy circumstance to find a kindred spirit of bookish bent. Having found someone who shares passages from beloved books that you […]
Caitlin Flanagan’s “To Hell With All That”: Wit and Wisdom for the Post-Modern Housewife
When I started a blog at the beginning of 2021, I felt a bit silly. Blogging was so passé. Who would read […]
Mothers Who Read: Their Secrets
Everywhere I have lived, I have found continual delight in a rare type of person: the mother who reads. There are oodles […]
Living By Faith (Beyond the Theological Kind)
Years ago, I wrote about the need to take action in order to have hope. We think of hope, perhaps, firstly, as […]
Why are Mothers Angry?
I am afflicted by pangs of conscience following my negative review of “Screaming on the Inside.” I maintain that the book is […]
Pursuing Creativity through Order in Motherhood: “The Baby on the Fire Escape” and “The Compleat Woman”
There’s a cultural misperception that spontaneity and impulse are the fertile ground of artistic expression. Undeniably, there is a long and storied […]
Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”: Is “Chinese Parenting” Really Better?
When J.D. Vance was announced as the GOP candidate for vice-president, I, like many people, was reminded of his mystifying memoir of […]