GalleryJudy Guido: “I Will Live Through This”
It’s hard to imagine a person left for dead in a street of Los Angeles would be talking about hope. Judy Guido’s story is […]
GalleryWhat’s #1 in Choosing a Job
I think back to my early summer trip to Australia, with friends Carole and Dee. One morning the two decided to kayak. I declined, wanting a little time one-on-one with Lizard island. […]
GalleryWriting with Pencils
Whenever I travel I bring along five or six pencils. Pencils are what I write with now, ever since my first book. I hate the mess of crossing thru things written in ink, some […]
GalleryTwo Leaders, Called By Other Names
Recently some friends and I traveled to Nashville, to hear from Thistle Farms founder Becca Stevens. Becca began a program 20 years ago to help women victims of sex trafficking, and it’s been remarkably […]
GalleryOne Outrageous Woman
I’m so lucky to talk to inspiring people in the writing I do. Here’s the story of a woman I spoke with this week.
On 9/11, Maureen […]
GalleryRunning the Distance
It’s autumn, which means it’s time for the New York Marathon again. I always smile when the promotion hits for this race because I ran it a few years back, and it taught me […]
GalleryOne Single Person
Every morning, at 6am, a waterski boat comes into view. I’ve got coffee, the afghan over me, and I’m watching the morning unfold from my front window on Williams Lake. Moments later, a […]
GallerySome Things Never Change
I’ve been thinking a lot about robots lately.
I’ve never been into science, it wasn’t exactly a subject I excelled in at school. But as I begin my next book, I want to understand what […]
Gallery3 Predictions from Women Leaders for 2017
Over last year’s holiday season, I visited Mary Ellen Brewington, a friend of mine, who along with her brother, runs a large beverage distribution company called Cherokee Distributing. As I was leaving, she walked […]
GalleryA Holiday of Hope
A Holiday of Hope
I find myself still staying away from election news, since I can’t understand any of it. But I was forced to take my head out of the sand. I […]