To me the Acquia Madre’s presence is a reminder every day of the central influence of women here in Santa Fe.
Me and Harry Belafonte
The role of popular performers in reshaping political opinions, especially for young people, has never been fully recognized.
The Glamour of Empire
I’m reading Virginia Woolf’s “The Years,” the only one of her novels I haven’t read.
Talking the Train Talk
Everywhere I travel on Amtrak, I meet people who are dedicated to avoiding planes.
Old Friends
In the stories of my two old friends, both equally dear to me, I see a reflection of the problems of our country.
Hope
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” Emily Dickinson wrote in 1861, wisely putting quotation marks around the word to signify its unreliability, for nothing is more easily crushed in our world today.
Student or Colleague? The Minimizing of Camille Claudel
Is it possible for us to be perceived as original when the shadow of this inevitably more esteemed man falls so heavily across us?
Why Are We Being Dosed?
A dear friend recently sent me a surprising announcement from the Centers for Disease Control. Why am I not surprised?
Going Backwards
It seems to me that, especially since Covid, we are going backwards in terms of equality, having made a bit of a progress before the plague.
Touching Camille
To me, Camille Claudel’s story represents in heartbreaking terms the problems faced by talented women who depend on recognition by a better-known man.