We waited more than two years to get through Covid so we could get together and play cards again. Covid took a lot from us, our game included. You can […]
Inner Voices
VIGNETTE
Radioactive
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Nature’s Secrets
STEAMERS
Collective Barking
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
We Might as Well Be Kind
Thoughts on visiting an emergency room for wild animals
A woman carries her old dog down to the beach in her arms. He can no longer make the trip on his own. She places him gently on the sand, […]
VIGNETTE
Escapade
OP-ART
Private Beach Quiz
THE PANDEMIC
When Covid Hits Home
As the number of cases surges, so do the unanswered public health questions
The U.S. reached a staggering milestone in early May — more than one million people have died from Covid. And around the same time, I tested positive for the virus. […]
PRIDE
Know Your Queer History
And ‘fly the flag that speaks to your soul’
The LGBTQ community continues to grow, continues to change. This progress happens even though we are living in an era backpedaling into conservatism and sanctioned homophobia. Sadly, states like Florida […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
What’s Your Struggle? Saturn Goes Retrograde
The planet of tough love and patience forces a focus on responsibility
Despite the airy vibes of the Gemini new Moon, we’re still in the thick of some cosmic chaos. Mercury goes direct now after three or so weeks of manic mayhem. […]
VIGNETTE
All Organic
STEAMERS
Thelma & Louising It
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Reasons to Be Positive
This is a good time to think deeply about why we are here
By my reckoning, this is my 73rd column for this paper. My first, in the inaugural issue, was printed under the heading “The Year-Rounder,” as has every column since then. […]
VIGNETTE
Know Your Enemy
GRAMMAR WATCH
Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk
The value of learning and agreeing to the rules
Browsing a New York Times newsletter, I have to stop and re-read several times before confirming, via Google, my sense that the writer has gotten it wrong. The line in […]
