THE RUMPUS
I Want You To Want Me: An exploration of privacy issues and the internet through the lens of my encounters with the web-based artwork of Jonathan Harris.
The Voice that Belongs to the Body: An essay recounting my experiences working with Pete Seeger on a new edition of his autobiography, as well as an argument for the enduring power and legacy of Seeger as a musician and a human being.
THE MILLIONS
The Pen, Mightier: I had some things to say about the Pilot Precise V5 pen with an Extra Fine point which then prompted me to say things about handwriting and technology and oh, the changing times.
Down by the Riverside: An account of Mary Travers’ funeral at Riverside Church in Manhattan and an ode to the lost hopes and dreams of the generation of the sixties.
Skills and Interests: A lament about the perpetual dilemma writers face when it comes to the small detail of making a living.
The Way We Used to Walk the Dog: We fell hard for our first books.
THE MORNING NEWS
Now That Books Mean Nothing: An essay about my mastectomy, moving home, Emmylou Harris, black holes, and how I can’t read.
A Song for Aretha: Let’s take a moment and consider Aretha Franklin. She, of all people, deserves it.
Window Shopping: Real estate as hobby, real estate as passion, real estate as receptacle for hopes and dreams, real estate as hard reality.
Out of the Brainland and into the Heartland: A meditation on Thomas Jefferson, the little Eden he carved out for himself at Monticello, and the country he helped shape.
Jack and Ginger: An appreciation of a southern drink by a southern girl who lives in Brooklyn but misses home.
Dog Crazy: The story of how I came to adopt and love the sweetest pit bull in the world.
THIS RECORDING
Basic Arithmetic: Trio was the album collaboration of Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. It was also the artistic embodiment of female friendship and collaboration.
Where We All Will Be Received: Paul Simon’s Graceland celebrates a quarter century this summer and has earned its place alongside Presley’s Graceland as a national touchstone.
TWO SERIOUS LADIES
Coffee Table Book Proposals: Five Monologues Mean to Be Read Aloud: I would venture that the title here is fairly self-explanatory. I’ll leave it at that.
