I’m glad my dog is dying
Death is not complicated; it's simple. But explaining the reality of it to a child, gently, is the hardest thing
Saturday, Apr 8, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife Animals, Death, dying
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Life Animals, Death, dying
The thorn in my side: I tried to let go of my poisonous grudge against another writer
I don’t have much perversion going, nor do I covet much, or binge. But envy and Schadenfreude? That's another story
Sunday, Apr 2, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife authors, Book excerpts, Books
Another epiphany in Trump Town: “Your people” and “my people” have to become one
"I just think that Trump is going to get our people, meaning yours and mine, back to work,” a white man said to me
Sunday, Apr 2, 2017 5:00 PM EDTLife Donald Trump, Life stories, Race
Letting sleeping dogs lie: What “Nurse Jackie” taught me about the addict at home
I didn't watch "Nurse Jackie" because of my husband's addiction. I didn't even connect them at first
Saturday, Apr 1, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife addiction, Editor's Picks
“That white men might roll in ease”: I feel like the first real American in my family, which has been here for centuries
“You don’t seem patriotic at all," my student said to me after class. "What’s up with that?”
Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 11:00 PM EDTLife African Americans, Ben Carson
The mothering class
In my summer of minding other people’s children, I carefully studied their lives, which were nothing like my own
Saturday, Mar 25, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife babysitting, Children, class
Epiphany in Trump Town: Finding common ground with the “American Sniper” crowd
So I'm on stage in Florida with Chris Kyle's wife Taya, wondering how I can connect with this very white audience
Saturday, Mar 25, 2017 6:00 PM EDTLife american sniper, authors, Books
Thank you, Lynette Williamson: An essay on death and acceptance arrives in time
Williamson, author of the Salon essay "Dying, with a lifetime of literature," passed away at home last Saturday
Friday, Mar 24, 2017 10:59 PM EDTLife ALS, Books, Editor's Picks
Of mice and murder, and Ronald Reagan
Like people and presidents, mice do the worst stuff in secret. Those who remember 1981 know what's happening today
Saturday, Mar 18, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife 1980s, Editor's Picks
The day I put my bikini away
I grew up never going to the beach, until I learned the power of being a tall girl in a small swimsuit
Saturday, Mar 18, 2017 7:30 PM EDTLife Adolescence, Body Image
The year I was venomous
I betrayed her; it was the worst thing I have ever done to someone I loved. She still helped me handle the snake
Sunday, Mar 12, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife dating, Editor's Picks
It’s 1985 all over again: To me, the Reagan years were a time of death — and Trump’s era feels eerily similar
I stayed quiet about my HIV+ status for 30 years, but no longer. It's time to fight again, like we did in the '80s
Sunday, Mar 12, 2017 12:30 AM EDTLife Donald Trump, Editor's Picks
My brush with the Holy Grail
My decades-long odyssey started with a clipping from an old Ladies' Home Journal. From there, I was hooked
Sunday, Mar 5, 2017 8:30 PM EDTLife Antiquities, Books
My first time using the men’s room
I hated using the women’s room, and not just because I was a boy
Sunday, Mar 5, 2017 12:30 AM EDTLife Editor's Picks, LGBT
“You can’t play basketball anymore”: What kind of life doesn’t include the court?
When the surgeon gave me the bad news, I fell into a pit of despair. Basketball was life to me — what now?
Saturday, Mar 4, 2017 11:30 PM EDTLife Basketball, Cuba, Editor's Picks
“Get Out” moments are real: Why Jordan Peele’s new film should be required viewing
The movie is fiction, but the experience of being the only black person in an all-white space is true to life VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 11:59 PM EDTLife class divide, Film, Get Out
It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and once again, I’m not participating
What does it mean to be "recovered" from an eating disorder? And why does NEDA focus so intently on that language?
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 10:30 PM EDTLife Eating Disorders, Life stories
Cater-waitering the Oscars: My glamorous night at the Academy Awards, feeding canapés to hungry stars
Have you ever dreamed of going to the Academy Awards? What about if I put a tray of smoked salmon in your hand?
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 12:30 AM EDTLife Academy Awards, Life stories
Hustlers are going to hustle: From East Baltimore to Cuba, the work on the street never stops
Free enterprise is alive and well on the streets of Cuba. Just look for Pedro, my ambitious and energetic guide
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 9:30 PM EDTLife Cuba, Editor's Picks
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