In 1996, I was running a home-based PR company called Form & Content Communications™. I had two female grad students as my assistants and trained them in the art and…

I am an anxious person. A worrier. I blow things way out of proportion. I’ve spent a lot of time living in the past and the future. Living too intensely.…

Joe Biden is too old. Trump dodged a bullet. California is burning. Dictators are coming out of the woodwork. Social media is turning our teenagers into zombies. If, like me, you’re…

We love our friends, our families, the animals with whom we live. But can we love people we don’t know? People who are different from us? People who live far…

Whenever I talk with someone about current events in our nation or around the world, I find that I am not alone in feeling apprehensive. It’s like constantly waiting for…

Ever since I listened to an NPR interview with a man who adopts baby rats, I’ve been thinking about these little critters. More specifically, I’ve been thinking that you should…

During the hot, hot months of summer on the east coast of the USA, I connected by Zoom and email with an amazing woman, Liana Vioa, living in Orléans, France.…

When life throws you lemons, you can suck ‘em, get heartburn, and run around burping. Or you can make the proverbial lemonade with just enough sugar so you enjoy your…

How much does your day’s happiness depend on your morning wake-up? If I wake up on the right side of the bed, my day has a solid chance to be…

Some high school students are close to getting a diploma, but don’t quite make it. However, these students can take a series of exams called the GED (General Educational Development…

Walt Whitman is one of my favorite American poets because he weaves beautiful images using words anchored in reality and, simultaneously, imbued with universal truths. He inspires me to think…

I believe in unconditional love. I am a loyalty-type person. And I play spy games on my husband. Oh, and my uttermost hobby is getting free things from other people. One…

I Need a Kid…Get Me a Kid! Now it’s time to find a love story for 2021. It’s no mystery! Just open your heart and look! But, first, let’s go back…

Moo & Me is a love letter to Muriel Zelezny (“Moo”), a woman I’ve always known as a senior citizen and entrepreneur — and my guiding light not only during…