Anne Lamott

Falling better

It was the last Easter my friend Sue was ever going to have. So we celebrated with a ski trip.

Anne Lamott Friday, Apr 11, 2003 11:14 PM UTC
Life Motherhood, Easter

Good Friday world

I will pray for George Bush because he's part of the human family. But he's a dangerous relation, like a Klansman.

Anne Lamott Friday, Mar 28, 2003 9:29 PM UTC
Life Howard Dean, Motherhood

Sailing into the sunset

On a cruise, hiding out from fellow passengers covered with American flag pins, my friend Buddy and I face the impending war. Part 1 of two parts.

Anne Lamott Friday, Mar 14, 2003 10:07 PM UTC
Life Michael Wolff, Motherhood

Seeds of peace

At the recent antiwar rally, people acted the way they wished the government would act -- with goodness and tender respect.

Anne Lamott Friday, Feb 28, 2003 4:56 PM UTC
Life George W. Bush, Dick Cheney

Every sandwich

As the world falls apart around us, the only answer is to stick close to each other.

Anne Lamott Friday, Feb 14, 2003 6:34 PM UTC
Life Motherhood

O Noraht, Noraht

I wanted to love my mom because she did the best that she could do. But her best was terrible.

Anne Lamott Friday, Jan 31, 2003 8:29 PM UTC
Life Motherhood

Sam is 13

I am his mother. We snigger impatiently, we sigh, grip our foreheads, and sometimes we fight.

Anne Lamott Friday, Jan 17, 2003 8:37 PM UTC
Life Teenagers, Religion, Motherhood

Hard rain

If you march against war, your shoes might get wet, but maybe fewer people will die in Iraq.

Anne Lamott Friday, Jan 3, 2003 8:10 PM UTC
Life Motherhood

Flashes of hope in the darkest hour

My son, Sam, never knew his dad. One day he decided he wanted to meet him. Here's what happened.

Anne Lamott Friday, Dec 20, 2002 8:23 PM UTC
Life Religion, George W. Bush

I’m back!

She's tanned, she's rested, she's traumatized by the elections, she's ready to roll. After a three-year absence, longtime Salon columnist Anne Lamott returns.

Anne Lamott Tuesday, Dec 10, 2002 7:52 PM UTC
Life George W. Bush, Motherhood

Why I love Salon

It has a calming effect on me whenever I get worried about President Cheney's health.

Anne Lamott Monday, Aug 6, 2001 6:58 PM UTC
All Salon

Y'all take care now

30,000 feet above Jackson, Miss., I came to believe it was time to start a novel.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Jul 22, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life Fiction, Air Travel, Alcoholism

Prisoners of a crappy war

I don't regret protesting Vietnam, but "Return With Honor" has humbled me before the heroism of our military.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Jul 8, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Dog day

The death of a beloved friend makes plain the beauty of this world.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Jun 24, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life Noble Beasts

Letting it rise

Learning to bake a good loaf of bread is not an easy thing, especially when you've got a broken bread machine.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Jun 10, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Sincere meditations

Slick packaging can't hide a disfigured soul or fearful spirit. Just ask the pastor of the Church of 80 Percent Sincerity.

Anne Lamott Thursday, May 27, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Mala from heaven

As the world crumbles, I string together beads of faith.

Anne Lamott Thursday, May 13, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

A heart's breath

For my birthday this year, God gave me the gift of grace.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Apr 29, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

On a shoestring

In the midst of war in Kosovo, my brother's marriage sanctifies the exchange of love and light in a flurry of bubbles and rose petals.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Apr 15, 1999 7:00 PM UTC
Life

Breaking the surface

Unfortunately, you can't have your true authentic healed whole self and buns of steel. Anne Lamott on why redemption doesn't work that way.

Anne Lamott Thursday, Apr 1, 1999 5:17 PM UTC
Life Religion, Easter

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