Monthly Archives: January 2010

Another Loss

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Kathy

One more book to read and reread — A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, who died last week. Watch this inspiring interview on Bill Moyers. Zinn is an inspiration himself, of course, but he often celebrates ordinary people, in this case, … Continue reading →

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Rereading + J.D.

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Kathy

“…those four extraordinary books that bear rereading again and again and again.” — Robert Thompson, Syracuse University, tonight on The Newshour When I heard about the death of J.D. Salinger today on the radio, I wondered if I had anything … Continue reading →

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Having a Moment

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Kathy

The other afternoon I had a moment — the good kind. I was chopping vegetables in the kitchen when a wave of contentment washed over me. I had an awareness that I have pretty much everything I need: the vegetables before … Continue reading →

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The Things

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Kathy

I’ve never written about art and don’t know how to, but when a piece of art stops you up short and sends your mind off somewhere away from the gallery, it’s worth noting. That happened to me the other night … Continue reading →

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Stigmas, Statistics, and Borderline

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Kathy

“This is where the misconceptions stop. This is where bias comes to an end. This is where we change lives.” These lines express the mission of BringChange2Mind, founded by Fountain House, a program in New York City that assists people … Continue reading →

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More on Movies

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Kathy

I’ve often complained to John (who else?) about movies that give short shrift to women characters: buddy movies or comedies or action films where the women are merely decorative, warmly supportive of their men, and/or sexually available at convenient times. … Continue reading →

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Ten “Bests”

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Kathy

The writer Kris Ohlson has been passing around this essay from The Washington Post, via email and her Facebook page, by Julianna Baggott, called “The Key to Literary Success? Be a Man — or Write Like One.”    Baggott points out that Publishers Weekly‘s … Continue reading →

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