May 6, 20093 min readThe Real Meaning of Mother’s DayThere are very few things that I loathe as much as I loathe the “Hallmark Holiday.” The idea that a bunch of marketing people got...
Dec 5, 20087 min readDon’t Ask If You’re Not Going To ListenIf you hang out with business people often enough, you’ll hear at least one conversation about when – and if – you should listen to your...
Oct 31, 20084 min readTrick-or-Treat, Gay or StraightMyles, Celia and I just got back from two solid hours of trick-or-treating. I’m a big sap, obsessed with my Norman Rockwell vision of the...
Aug 7, 20084 min readRape and Death and Batman, OH MY!I am a writer, a woman, an entrepreneur and a film buff. So, when I saw (and really hated) The Dark Knight, I couldn’t resist writing a...
May 8, 20084 min readMotherly Advice For MompreneursMother’s Day is on Sunday. In honor of the day, I sent out a query mompreneurs asking for their insight on how being a mother makes them...
Mar 10, 20084 min readPlease Don’t Buy Me Diamonds AnymoreI was watching the Today Show this morning (as every morning,) and saw a brief news bit about a diamond reported to be “worth” 13 million...
Jan 19, 20084 min read… And Civil Unions For All…What if there was no such thing as legal marriage? As someone who has been an outspoken supporter of gay-marriage since long before it...
Jan 13, 20089 min readIt Doesn’t Have To Make Sense – St. Louis Post DispatchAT THE PLACE once known as Franz Sigel School in the Fox Park neighborhood, you find the typical array of inner city problems that...
Jan 13, 20087 min readWriting A Wrong – St. Louis Post DispatchDON’T get too close to the kids, Cullen Cook warned me that first day at Griscom School. Don’t get emotionally attached. And don’t tell...