We have elected a boy to be our president and we are going to have to help him to grow.
Too Much
I’ve avoided writing about what is going on in our presidential election, not wanting to focus more attention on this ignoble display. But Sunday night was too much.
Dirt
We all need to get dirty more often, for our health and possibly for our souls, which may need to root in something more substantial, and messier, than words.
At Last
We are debaters; we are leaders; we are women who have learned a lot of the lessons of the past… we now know how to defend ourselves, both literally and legally.
Parting the Red Sea
I expect Moses will be with me for a long time, urging me on toward improbable destinations with his wide-flung arms.
Resisting the Annunciation
As we head, again, into the season of attacks on reproductive rights… I wonder how many of them stem, unconsciously, from the familiar version of the Annunciation.
Mr. Trump
We need to be alert, this strange campaign season, to the way language is being distorted, subtly, to convey certain points of view.