Before you go thinking I’m the antiChrist, it wasn’t me who launched a potentially World War III level kerfuffle at brunch by declaring, “I don’t tip servers.” It was my friend’s cousin whose sentiments started the most lively debate I’ve witnessed in quite some time. To get a fuller picture…

Three Years Later it Happened — It was 2004 and the love of my life and I had recently purchased our first home. It was a fixer-upper in a remote area in the woods near the Russian River in Northern California. A tiny town called Monte Rio, where if you blinked, you missed it. The downtown…

Even for One Clap Articles — The other day I read an article on Medium by a writer who decidedly gives every single article one clap, even when they deem it worthy of more. They didn’t give their reasoning, but rather gave permission for others to do the same. Their article intrigued me. …

An Excerpt from Invincible, My Debut Memoir Five-time brain surgery and cancer survivor faced with a 1-in-a-billion statistical chance duels with death in what ultimately becomes a spiritual quest to save her physical self. Come on, come on. I tapped my foot at turbo speed as I waited for my…

An Excerpt from Invincible, My Debut Memoir — Invincible ~ Five-time brain surgery and cancer survivor faced with a 1-in-a-billion statistical chance duels with death in what ultimately becomes a spiritual quest to save her physical self. Oh my god, those dogs are gonna be the death of me. Seriously, forget brain tumors. Screw cancer. My obituary will…

3 Consigli per Facilitare L’attesa — Author’s note ~ This article is available in English, Spanish, Italian Sto scrivendo questo alla vigilia della mia trentaduesima chiamata dal centro tumori. Per coloro di voi che non hanno mai sentito parlare di tale comunicazione, è il termine che uso, dopo essere stata esaminata per un tumore, in attesa…

3 Consejos Para Facilitar la Espera — Author’s note ~ This article is available in English, Spanish, Italian Estoy escribiendo esto en vísperas de mi 32ª llamada de cáncer. Para aquellos de ustedes que nunca han oído hablar de tal comunicación, es el término que utilizo después de que me han hecho una prueba de cáncer y…

2021 Edition — For you, my kindest wishes for a totally inclusive, socially and economically responsible, planet conscious, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the religion of your liking while respecting the religions of others, or their choice to abandon religious traditions altogether. …

*Trigger alert: childhood sexual abuse Recently I was reflecting on an incident that took place almost 7 years ago. It was a fleeting moment in time, so why do I keep replaying it? Why can’t I let it go? It took years of achingly slow personal growth for me to…