I have never really understood the importance of words until I taught ten undergraduates at Western Kentucky University four days ago.
Them
As football teams at all our universities, which are the major force in alumni giving, realize their power, we will begin to see changes on campuses that previously seemed oblivious to the demands of student civil rights activists.
Pip Goes to Taos
Pip watches intently as though monitoring our progress through the sixty miles from overpopulated Santa Fe to the little mountain town of Taos.
Black Pip in the First Snowfall
The snowfall heralds real winter, even though our aspens are still golden, leading me to plan the season’s reading in the hope of more evenings spent quietly by the fire.
Wolf Pen Mill Grinds Again
After decades of neglect, the great wheel and all the internal parts have been repaired and replaced by our talented millwright, Ben Hassett, and last Sunday, October 18th, water was released from the millpond through the sluice and the great wheel, creaking and groaning, began to turn again.
The Mother of All Questions
If our basic belief about the role of women is that we must have children—despite a world groaning under overpopulation—women will never be able to crawl out from under the definition to achieve what calls for single-minded devotion.
Black Pip in the Autumn Woods
I call him “The ambassador for Pit Bulls” since he is so gentle, and even walkers who have a prejudice against his kind sometimes let him approach.
Doris Duke Takes Another Step
I wonder what Doris would think if she could sit at the breakfast table with my editor and me and talk about who the book’s readers will be.
Women Writing Women’s Lives
To speak to my peers, who know exactly where I am coming from as a writer and a feminist, is such a rare and compelling treat.
Learning to Be Afraid
Right around me, signs sprout, against the backdrop of the beautiful mountains, signs that signal fear, possessiveness, and an almost obsessive need for protection.