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 […]
What Is the Proper Response to Feminism?
Have you ever met a vegan who had really nice leather seats in her car? I knew one, and her obsession with […]
What to Read to Children: Finding Book Recommendations in Unlikely Places
What you read as a child (whether read aloud to you or read to yourself) says a lot about who you are. […]
In defense of old houses
Likely anyone who has lived in an old house has been tempted to say that the whole exercise is a giant waste […]
Shirley Jackson’s feminine intellect was not unique
The writing of American gothic extraordinaire Shirley Jackson has received renewed interest in recent years as critics have come to appreciate her […]