For me, a worthy emblem of smallness is the Las Vegas, New Mexico newspaper, the Optic.
Small
Godiva
Would it matter if women or members of minorities were working in executive positions at Los Alamos or any of the other dozen or so bomb factories scattered throughout our country?
Life Is What Leaps
How to keep a spark of hope alive in our so-called democratic process? How not to drop into numbness and apathy?
The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke
Changing the title of my biography of Doris Duke, especially after more than six years of work, is a big deal.
Angel Sallie
No longer subject to colonization and condescension, have we found our landscapes, at last?
Enough Is Enough
Local, organic produce is of the blessings of our age—which at times seems cursed.
A Working River
Life is to be lived, and it is also to be walked.
Camille Claudel Lives Again
In the end, France comes to honoring its extraordinary women
Food—That French Thing…
Dazzling as this food was, it was not as impressive as the army of back-suited, beautiful young men and women who flew between the tables.
French Tennis
Great athletes inspire. This is not something I have always known.