Moon Mondays: Descent into fall 

Moon Mondays: Descent into fall 

Standing atop Tiehack last weekend, I was taken by autumn’s hush — the beauty that follows the blaze. Dispersed of the all-hailed foliage, the sunstruck yellows and striking reds, abundant from our drought-turned-monsoon harvest, the season now reveals a nuanced...
Moon Mondays: Boundaries don’t make you a jerk

Moon Mondays: Boundaries don’t make you a jerk

I watch too much TV. I stream way more than I want. I love to read, and as a writer, I could argue, I need to read more. But at the end of a busy day, I numbingly plop down with my iPad. It’s been bugging me for years, but have I changed this annoying habit with any...
Moon Mondays: If it ain’t woke, fix it

Moon Mondays: If it ain’t woke, fix it

In my very first university class, I read “The Feminine Mystique,” and it cracked something wide open in me. Suddenly, I woke up and could see sexism everywhere. It was like a spiritual awakening that expanded my fledgling female world.   Unintentionally, I’d landed...