Ps & Qs

Once upon a time, in a bar called the Black Nugget, (where the men were men, and the drugs were nervous!) a couple of women from out of...

When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me* You will...

Question: Is Mercury pretty much always in retrograde these days? For every two steps forward I take, it feels like Mercury— or whoever...

I wrote this article for the Valley Journal fifteen years ago (reprinted here with a few nips and tucks.) While it is from my early years...

On November 1, 1955, a young boy was riding his bike home in Denver, Colorado. He blew through a stop sign and crossed the street in...

2021 sure seems to be a year of big change. New habits (and buildings!) are cropping up faster than the tulips, as we all try to figure...

“There’s a time and a place for everything… It’s called college.” -Chef Jerome McElroy When I was growing up, the question wasn’t, ‘Are...

Twenty years ago, the Carbondale cops knew me. I lived a couple of miles outside of town and sometimes they would give me a ride if I was...

Next week will be a new year according to the Chinese calendar, the year of the Ox. The second sign is grounded, loyal and trustworthy....

Protest is an important part of the process in our country. Where would we be today without the hippies, the suffragettes, good ole...