My Substack

Does anyone else have a problem letting it be? That there is a pretty rockin’ song about letting it be tells me I’m probably not the only one eager to hear those words of wisdom from Mother Mary. Oh, by the way, I’m sorry I was away for so long.…

Charlie Brown tells us happiness is a warm blanket. So what's independence? I have some ideas. Independence is a thing to celebrate. Independence is full of risks. Independence is not giving a shit what anyone else thinks. Independence is…

I have two things to tell you about editing, and the first one I learned from my rose bushes. They are rambling fairy roses and although I love my garden something crazy, I don’t love these roses (we inherited them with the house—of which this is not…

Apparently the sun is dying. It will run out of fuel, explode into a ball of fire and consume the earth. And that will be that. In five billion years. Now, I admit, this is not a great scenario. But I wouldn’t say I’m too worried (mostly…

At least a third of my little chats with my almost-five-year-old son are re-living his greatest moments. I call them the “Best Of Max” conversations. “Mommy, remember when I ate five pieces of pizza that night? Remember when I first climbed that…