It seems like years since I’ve been here, at home, for Christmas. I usually travel at this time of year, or attend a dance camp. I got hit with wanderlust last year at this time …[READ MORE]
DOWNSIZING — I’ll never be overweight again. I believe that I’ve licked (pun intended) the habit of emotional eating, and I’ve instituted a pattern of physical activity that I fiercely defend. I realize, however, that …[READ MORE]
We’re in the throes of college essay season at my house. This will be the second and last time I go through this with my own sons; no doubt I may read or edit other …[READ MORE]
I’m learning how to live in the moment. To this time, I never had the will to admit that I needed to work on this aspect of my life; now that I have the will, …[READ MORE]
1000-word essays are as perfect a size as an iPad. I first took note of the 1000-word essay in a Vanity Fair magazine writing contest, and I’ve decided to make all of my articles 1000 …[READ MORE]
I’ve loved Japan since I was ten years old. With no Japanese heritage whatsoever, I was attracted by the culture since that time, and still love it. From the 1980’s through the 1990’s, I was …[READ MORE]
Exactly one month from today, I’ll be fifty-six, having outlived the age my mother died by one year. I started writing, or shall I say I started living, in anticipation of that fateful age of …[READ MORE]
Red Flags and Fatal Flaws — Back in the 80’s, when I lived in Tokyo, I used to have a friend tell and re-tell my favorite story from her corporate days in Manhattan. She worked …[READ MORE]
It’s Yom Kippur, and I’m fasting. Fasting is a big part of the holiday, along with prayer, reflection, forgiveness, and tradition. I am not setting out to explain all aspects of this holiday at this …[READ MORE]
I’m having trouble writing lately. Frequent readers of mine may notice my pace has slowed a bit, after churning out an average of an article a week for the past year and a half. I …[READ MORE]
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