I loved our tour of architect Luis Barragán’s masterpiece in Mexico City, a great collection of brilliantly-colored walls, streams and pools.
Blog Posts on Writing and Authors
Guns
Where are the fathers?
Playgirl
Our desire to be liked and loved is passionate, unequivocal, and it makes us vulnerable to every rejection.
Doris Duke: Love, Sex, Power and Money
Does it matter that she never found her match in terms of money, status and achievement?
17 Favorites of 2017
As this year comes to a close (some might say thankfully), I’ve once again chosen my most popular posts of 2017, based on visits, comments, Tweets and Facebook likes.
Andrea
The great advantage we are gaining from enduring this age of suppression—internal and external—is that there are no unimportant words, no expression in a medium that is not political.
Happy Birthday, Doris
Sometimes a choice of a name without family connotations means an attempt to break loose from the past.
Doris Duke and the Sea
Both Doris and Alleda developed physical strength, courage and confidence battling the waves on the beaches at Newport.
Doris Duke Goes to Press
My relief in learning that “The Silver Swan” will be published next June prompts me to rejoice like old-time newspaper editors when the daily edition was put to bed.
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.