Step aside, Victor Hugo
I once envied the lucky critics able to reflect at length on the works of Proust or Dickens with near-casual [...]
Life in phone hell
Today I’m here to address a life-long fear I’ve carried with me from year to year, from country to country, [...]
666 to Hell’s kitchen: Get creative!
From: Satan, Post Office Box 666, New Jersey Turnpike (please leave pitchfork shipments with red-uniformed concierge) To: Pet Peeves Department [...]
Superhero on a budget
I was listening to a podcast with Robert Downey Jr. the other day. He gained worldwide notoriety for playing Iron [...]
Now a word from COVID customer service
God's HR & Assorted Species department has received billions of reviews of COVID-19. Here are two recent comments. Warning: Contains [...]
The coxswain’s push
In the days leading up to the U.S. presidential election, my mental scenarios weren't exactly cheerful. Riots because Donald Trump [...]
A time of “good shame”
I’ll start by saying that I'm a white woman of middle-class privilege. The privileges have taken many forms but I've [...]
A beetle sees the light
There’s a beetle climbing on the screen of my window. On the outside, I make sure. I turn back to [...]
When the good girl gets lost
Last week I watched "Miss Americana," a documentary about singer Taylor Swift. While I’ve never been a diehard fan, I’ve [...]