Ps & Qs

I recently watched a documentary on Kurt Cobain, and afterwards I thought, “It’s a damn shame he didn’t stick around long enough to make...

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....