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The Reckoning, Part 1: Is Our History Returning?
Photos by Frank Higgins, at the Barbara Kruger’s text installation at the Hirshhorn Museum I feel sick reading the daily headlines. I know I’m not alone. It’s a firehose of assaults on our democratic system. Is my country falling apart?… Continue reading
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Revising the Experiment: Uranus in Gemini and America’s 250th
In July 2025, Uranus, the planet of disruption, innovation, and revolution, entered the sign of Gemini, beginning a cycle that will run until 2033. In a few days I’ll be standing in Washington, D.C. for the 250th anniversary of American… Continue reading
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Road Weary and Wide Awake: A Summer Stop in Montgomery
A road trip last summer with my dog Cleo took an unexpected detour through Montgomery, Alabama — and through my own family history. What I found at the Legacy Museum and the Freedom Rides Museum is hard to shake, especially… Continue reading
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A few days in Mexico City
Four days, I was completely out of my comfort zone. With only a few weeks’ notice, I joined my neighbor Frank and his friends to visit a city I’d never been to before. We shared a two-bedroom high-rise apartment. We… Continue reading
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Part II – Loss of a Dream
In August 2025, a planned road trip to a horse-themed campground in Kentucky turned into an unexpected disappointment. The author faced a series of unsatisfactory experiences at both Wranglers and Energy Lake Campgrounds, leading to feelings of loneliness and dissatisfaction… Continue reading
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Home on the Highway
Meditation and sabbaticals. They are precious gifts I’ve only recently enjoyed. If it was possible to go back in time, I’d say this to my younger self. I’d tell her no matter the cost, do these two things NOW. These… Continue reading
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The United States and the Chaos of Uranus in Gemini
The planet Uranus moves today, July 7, into the sign of Gemini. It’s worth taking a look at this transit and its correlation with USA wars. I began exploring astrology during the first Trump presidency. During that time, serious people… Continue reading
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Navigating the Fantasy Life: Reflections on Luxury Cruising
Fantasy Life Mark and I took a European cruise this summer. I swore off this style of travel years ago, my younger self correctly judging cruising to be the epitome of personal excess and toxic earth trashing. The fantasy life… Continue reading
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Solo and Shared Travel: A Perfect Balance
Backstory Our nest is empty. A joy-filled seasonal gig teaching Florida history to kids leaves me plenty of time for solo travel. My son needs me like young adults still need their mom, mostly for companionship and guidance. Mark and… Continue reading
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Getting Crafty at the John C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina My artistic aspirations have always been literary. At 12 I started a novel with a central character named Melissa. That youthful ambition never made it to the finish line. I’m more of… Continue reading
