Life gets pretty boring for a lone dog like Pip, especially now—it is so hot and the hiking trails are so crowded we don’t go there much.
Shoes
Shoes tell a story. Many stories.
Celebrities
These days if a writer is smitten with the idea of writing a new book—a new analysis—of any supposedly well-known person, the obstacles to her research will be enormous.
Ranch Time
As always with a big new project, the day of reckoning comes at last.
The Century Plant
The wisdom of old age: to stay and savor, rather than leaving to experience more.
A Nation Afraid
I’ve been wondering why we in the blessed U.S. seem so frightened of just about everything.
Doris Duke: Changing Faces
We are all too complicated and contradictory to be explained.
City of Angels
Los Angeles is somebody’s kingdom, maybe everybody’s kingdom, but I don’t think it’s mine.
The Extraordinarily Gifted
The last few days have brought me into contact with four extraordinary people… this seems amazing.
No More Water
In times like this, I’m grateful that—so far—Santa Fe has been spared, and perhaps the closing of our neighboring national forest will prevent disaster.