Write About Your Husband, He Says

When I got home tonight, I was feeling a bit upset. For no reasonable reason. Luckily, there’s a Big Big Love at home who loves me, and he was all up for going upstairs and lying down and talking. First, we talked about a bunch of ways I feel I’m not...

Wishing Carefully

Yesterday, I got The Call. T., who  hired me to do marketing on the fall show for his company, said he and his producing partner were discussing the best way to use my talent and my time, and they wanted me to keep my focus on one area of inspiration. Good idea, guys....

Generosity to Thieves

I have arrived: Somebody copied copy I was paid to write and pasted them into their own website. So, hooray, I’m stealable! It’s interesting to think about the value this guy placed on my words. They’re good enough to use to communicate ideas and...

My War Dead

The only one I know by name is Peter Klein (though he may have had a different first name). The first and only story about Peter ends, “Hitler got him.” Peter was one of several brothers who came from Hungary to the U.S. in the early 20th century, many of...

Self-Improvement

The term “self-improvement” implies a need to correct and perfect oneself. That is also the job of most magazines. I had to stop reading The Atlantic Monthly because I became persuaded that if I bought the wrong kind of hazelnuts or olive oil or cassis I...