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A Colonoscopy to Remember, and a Prep to Forget Mar. 19, 2022
I recently had a colonoscopy and let me tell you, it was wonderful. I say that because getting the c... Read More
I'm Glad 'Maus' Was Banned Mar. 12, 2022
I owe a thank you to the Tennessee school board that banned "Maus." After the McMinn County School B... Read More
A Parent's Least-Favorite Sci-fi Movie: 'Invasion of the Bed-Snatchers' Mar. 05, 2022
They come at night. We're unconscious, as insensible to our surroundings as if we'd been slipped a s... Read More
It's a Difficult Time for Those Seeking Easy Solutions Feb. 26, 2022
"What's the topic this week?" my husband asked as I settled down to write my column today. "Kiev?" I... Read More
Ending Vaccine and Mask Mandates Should Be Done Slowly -- and With Empathy Feb. 19, 2022
If you want to understand parents terrified about schools ending mask mandates, maybe it will help t... Read More
Forget Writer's Block; Writer's Remorse Is the Real Pain Feb. 12, 2022
My husband once asked me if I ever got writer's block. "No," I answered, with the boundless confiden... Read More
A Simple Proposal from a Resident of London in 1941: Let's Give Up on World War II Feb. 05, 2022
Feb. 3, 1941 To the editor of The Daily Mirror, It is with a profound sense of dismay that I write t... Read More
There Are No Monsters Here, Only Those Who Live in Darkness Jan. 29, 2022
I don't make monster sprays. Maybe you've seen the pictures of them on Instagram or read about them ... Read More
'Socialized Medicine' Can't Be Any Worse Than This Jan. 22, 2022
About 30 years ago, when the Clinton Administration began looking at how to reform our floundering h... Read More
Meet the GOP of 2022: Snowflakes and Safe Spaces Jan. 15, 2022
When I was a little girl, a neighbor friend came to me one day, telling me her mom had forbidden her... Read More
The Greek 'No,' and the Long Tendrils of Old Evils Jan. 08, 2022
My grandmother once told me the story of the Greek "no." Greeks, you may or may not know, mime the w... Read More
In Sickness and in Health, but in 2021, Sickness Won Jan. 01, 2022
It was two years ago, nearly to the day, that our 5-year-old coined the term "butt puke" to describe... Read More
The Christmas Truce of 1914 Remains a Miracle and an Inspiration Dec. 25, 2021
Nearly 107 years later, the events of Dec. 25, 1914, commonly known as the Christmas truce, remain m... Read More
The Joy of Christmas, Surpassed Only by the Joy of Christmas Past Dec. 18, 2021
Every day for what feels like the last two months, my 3-year-old has asked me the same question: "Is... Read More
Conservatives Can't Help Capitalizing On Gun Tragedies Dec. 11, 2021
It's the holidays, and a school shooter recently stole the lives of four Michigan children, so, natu... Read More
It's the Season of Giving -- Isn't It? Dec. 04, 2021
I'm not normally a holiday crank, but year two of A Very COVID Christmas has me feeling slightly Ebe... Read More
A Gift Worth Giving Thanks For Nov. 20, 2021
Whenever my parents would ask us kids at the Thanksgiving dinner table to report on what we were gra... Read More
It's the Debate Over CRT That Divides Us, Not the Issue of Racism Itself Nov. 13, 2021
If the mere mention of the letters "CRT" turns you from a mild-mannered person into a frothing green... Read More
Too Tired to Care, Too Busy to Revolt Nov. 06, 2021
There's a lot going on in the world, but right now, it's hard for me to care about it all — es... Read More
When It Comes to Vaccines, It's a Matter of Trust Oct. 30, 2021
After the first day of kindergarten, my son asked me each day, for weeks, why he had to go to school... Read More
