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“Painfully Sad”
Today is the official publication date for my latest novel, Sunshine. And I’m delighted that it is being greeted with such enthusiasm.
Love is a Choice
For this reason loving involves commitment. We are not automatic lovers of self, others, world, or God.
A Purging of Pity and Fear
It was a small town and an even smaller library. The children’s section formed an open cube, perhaps six feet on each side. But the small size didn’t matter to me, because every time my mother and I went to the library, I brought home the same book.
On Emptiness
It’s something I have thought about often and discussed with friends, the Buddhist concept of emptiness.
I Can Be Angry
I can be angry. I can hate. I can rage. But the moment I have defined another being as my enemy, I lose part of myself
A Small Task, but Necessary
We are living in a time of loss. Some of us far more than others. Even those so fortunate as not to have lost loved ones, our own health, or our income in this pandemic have lost physical community.
To Be Here Now
To be here now, alive in the twenty-first century and smart enough to know it, you had to be…extremely — make that miraculously — fortunate in your personal ancestry.
The Lovely Ladies
For years I have met regularly with a pair of friends nearly as old as I am. We call ourselves The Lovely Ladies. We used to meet in one another’s homes. Now, of course, by Zoom.
What is the Theme of your Story?
I once heard a Newbery medalist tell of the time her grandson called to ask about the theme of her famous novel. He needed to know what it was for a class assignment.
She thought for a moment, then said, “I suppose the theme is . . .”
Loss and Growth
The day comes when remaining the same becomes more painful than the risk to grow.
