American Girl
The confession
A man who once wanted to be a lover returns to your life, but what to make of his story?
Time of the season
An early fall day reminds the author of the passage of her two decades in New York City.
Dead-end aura
The "great" American solar eclipse certainly got more than its fair share of hype, but life-changing it was not.
Moby piranha
Oral narration is as old as history, and as compelling, but beware if you make a tale too tall.
American tragedy
An appreciation of life is both sharpened and humbled by a shocking death.
Patience
Playing Solitaire isn't about winning or losing, but opening up a pathway into memory lane.
Seeing
Amid unexpected wonder of nature — California wildflowers — it helps to use your eyes.
Squaring the circle
Once upon a time, a postcard bearing an exotic façade. Then, two decades later, the façade itself.
The optimistic American
In New York, a new president and his erratic ways are roiling many daily lives.
To Myanmar
A trip to Myanmar, finally open to the travel-hungry West, gently reveals some truths about life's priorities.
Tree girl
As a kid, climbing a tree made you feel invincible because the world seemed to belong to you.
Miles above the Trump-sphere
If the American election results have dismayed some, they have sent others on a journey.
“American Girl” Author

Madeline Klosterman
Ohio-born Madeline Klosterman has enjoyed a long career in media and lives in Brooklyn, New York.