I tried to figure out why women, in particular, were so crazy about the Priest character I wrote for Fleabag. Sure, he was handsome and charming and all that, but why go so nuts? In studying it, I eventually realized he was doing this one amazing thing in every scene—he was listening. —Phoebe Waller-Bridge Here’s a […]
Words From The Other Side
Just Be
It’s busy inside my head. At any given time, I’m thinking about at least three different things: deadlines to meet, snippets of stories that I’ve read or am trying to write, work projects, grocery lists, communication that has or needs to happen, all of it often overlaid with a soundtrack of mashed-up sections of songs […]
The Thing About Death
As I write this, people in my writing circle are mourning the death of a man who was something of a giant in our literary world. Many are grappling not only with that monumental loss, but they’re struggling to find the appropriate way to express their condolences to his wife (also a renowned author) and […]
A Non-Partisan Guide To 2020 Democratic Candidate Merch
After a quick, yet somehow exhausting, review of the online stores for the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, I’m calling a winner. Two winners, actually – it’s a tie between Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang. Pete Buttigieg has the best palette, a bright, happy mix of yellow and orange mixed with a variety of blues, giving […]
The Wise Children
Greta Thunberg seems to scare people. The Swedish teenager has almost single-handedly changed climate change discussions. Instead of talking about it with a sunny optimism, she talks about it like a cardiologist whose patient won’t stop eating bacon: If we don’t make a drastic change, it’s over. We’re all going to die. Doing this has […]
The Thing About (My) Parents
“The most loving parents can commit murder with smiles on their faces. They can force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.” -Jim Morrison. In life, we are bestowed certain things, whether we want them or not. The first of those two are our DNA and the family we’re […]
