Speaking with Editor Lavinia Spalding about Travel, Writing, and White Gloves
Why anyone can travel, and write about it. When did you first know you were a traveler? I was five when I first took an airplane from Boston to Tucson. My three sisters and I were dressed in matching dresses and white gloves. The planning, the packing, the trip to the airport – a journey […]
Living History
During a classroom visit at Parent’s Weekend at my daughter’s school, I was stunned and delighted to see the kids in freshman English reading Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece, Things Fall Apart. They were dissecting passages, underlining the various authorial devices, executing a critical read of this story about village life and British colonial rule in Nigeria. They looked […]
Fly Solo
How can I travel when there’s so much going on at home? People frequently ask me that question, how do I make it work – just pick up and go? Doesn’t my home life suffer? Yes, for a while, and no. But if I didn’t move once in a while, everything would really fall apart, […]
Sex Scandals and Rev. Dimmesdale
In the September issue of Town & Country, I wrote a piece for the Social Graces column about sex scandals, American and French – mostly the difference in their aftermaths – and how they play out in the public. I think (and have written) a lot about fidelity and infidelity, and remain fascinated by how different […]
Travel Tips in Ladies Home Journal
My fellow women-travelers, on, what else? What must-have item is in your carry-on? A lightweight down blanket that folds up small enough to fit into my purse. I freeze on planes! I also pack Wisp toothbrushes, fresh underwear, Dermagor face cream and a pair of high heels so I can ditch my sensible travel shoes […]
November 7, 2011 at Newtonville Books, Newton, MA
I will be reading from Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011 with the incredible Lavinia Spalding, Abbie Kozolchyk and Carol Reichert at Newtonville Books in Newton, MA, on November 7 at 7 pm.
NBC Today Show, April 18, 2011
My appearance on NBC Today Show, on midlife, for Best Travel Writing, 2011 See segment here
In the Dark
I’m not sure what to make of this, but I’m writing this, my first blog post, in the dark. Okay, I do have a snazzy flashlight that has a built-in hook that I’ve attached to the lamp over my bed. I live in a remote area, and though we were spared any tragic impacts of […]
My Essay for The Litchfield County Times wins Journalism Award
Very honored to have The Litchfield County Times be awarded first prize in the opinion category for my essay about my son leaving home for school. You can read the story here.