My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to our former home in Idaho. In NorCal, October had become a season of dread, every warm breeze sparking…
Gender reveal parties were never a great idea; now they’re indefensible As I write this, a procession is underway to honor a fallen firefighter The identity of the deceased is being withheld, but what we do know is that the…
I can’t be the only one . . . I’ve been focusing on gratitude this month, in both my writing and my life. It’s November, my favorite month of the year with its cozier weather and the trees and vineyards turning…
Things got bad in NorCal during the past two weeks. Very bad. But in response to all the bad, a number of people — many, many people — did a lot of good things. Very good things. And they’re still…
wired.com For the first time in a week, my husband and I woke up to clear skies this morning. We could barely smell the smoke, a reeking, breath-robbing blanket that has settled over us since Sunday night. Molly the dog got…