Between What is Said and What is Heard

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LWbdbjaOAeWGa6Abns7RF?si=GxpBGPPzSO-eqgZcmv0QOQ On our drive from school the other day my tweenage son told me a classmate had offered him a joint. I’d been preparing for this moment, staging it in my head for years, ready with my bag full of allegorical stories of my reckless youth before easing into the “Why drugs are bad for … Continue reading Between What is Said and What is Heard

Food in Fiction

Ever had a blind date? While women are worried the guy is a psycho-killer, most guys are worried the woman will be fat. I've always had a...complicated relationship with food. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, when heroin addict thin was trending chic. My mother's favorite actress was Audrey Hepburn, because she was, … Continue reading Food in Fiction