The Reluctant Grownup

Small things that bring me joy: Part One Part Two 8. The words “Book Fest.” Tulane has a Book Fest every year, a legit gathering of major authors. Totally free for everyone. I…

My “Personal Commandments,” Developed Over My Yearlong Happiness Project, 2024

I feel certain that I am live-blogging the end of life as we know it. Isn’t it odd? How one billionaire Nazi South African is strip mining the entire U.S. economy to pay…

What a time to be an American employment lawyer. In other spaces I am vociferously resisting the rapid destruction of protections for me and other non-majority folks by a fascist whose father didn’t…

A foot of snow fell on New Orleans earlier this week. My Tuesday turned into a Mary Oliver poem. The snow was so deep, Twy could barely see over it. Jasper went full…