When I was a junior in high school, two girls took their own lives. Twenty years later, I realize how writing about a fr…
Writing
4 Years of a Column About Good Food: Foodie Underground
Four years of Foodie Underground means a lot of column writing. Here’s a look back. Something last week made me go…
Read this F*&%ing Story! — Spinal Tap Headlines and You: HyperKulture
Dear headline writers. This is not Spinal Tap. Made you click! Quite a task, it seems, in today’s hyper-competitive onli…
The Love Letters Project #9: Jack London and Anna Strunsky
A letter (of love?) from Jack London to fellow writer Anna Strunsky. Who better to write the world’s most memorable love…
The Friday 5: Back To Basics Edition
The top stories of the week at EcoSalon. Remember that thing people used to do with pens and paper? Managing Editor Amy …
Between the Lines: The Power of the Written Word
ColumnConscious life, hear me roar. Two-Volume Novel The sun’s gone dim, and The moon’s turned black; For I …
The Insider’s Guide to Life: On Writing Good
ColumnThis could be your reader. She deserves better. Did you hear a funny sound or see smoke trickling out of your comp…
The Goldberg Variations: Big Brother Is Watching You Type
There are a lot of people my age who yammer on endlessly about the demise of snail mail. These people love to wax nostal…