You Probably Think this Post is About You

It's not. 

Choosing Words

The best storytellers have a wealth of information at their fingertips, but they know when to hold back; they carefully choose the information necessary for a moment, and they file the rest away, perhaps forever. 

Yet She Persisted

The tagline of womanhood.

Politics is Personal

Rhetoric, Fear, Exhaustion...

Alternative Facts

Let me fix that for you. From thesaurus.com.

How To Be an Ally

it's on us to get it right

In the News

The daily struggle: be informed and scared or be blissfully unaware. As we count down to the last day of President Obama's tenure in the White House, I become more and more fearful of what will happen next. I know a healthy representative democracy needs a well informed electorate, and most days, I can rally …

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Focus

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Words of the Year

the highlights of 2016

Love

My five-year-old is full of simple wisdom. "Love isn't just a word," he announced recently. "Love is an emotion. We need more love." Yes, Jacob, we do. To that end, I've been writing on the wall of each of my Facebook pals, offering support, love, memories, and gratitude. I've been drifting between anger, frustration, disbelief, …