Category Archives: Reading
The Restaurant Critic’s Wife Meets Pasta
L, a great colleague, handed me the book The Restaurant Critic’s Wife by Elizabeth LaBan. L informed me that I had to toss my ridiculous rule out the window and read the book to the very end. Opening the book, … Continue reading
Turning 21: Am I An Adult?
As I exited the foster-care system, one thing that would have helped me is having the opportunity to take classes on living independently. I was enrolled in the state’s Independent Living Program (ILP), but it didn’t prepare me to be … Continue reading
Protest 101
“We applaud you. We love your passion,” said Reggie Witherspoon, pastor of Mount Calvary Christian Center, speaking as if to the young activists. But he said, “Be willing to understand that you don’t have all the answers… Let us give … Continue reading
A Spain Pilgrimage and a Summer List
Reading this article took me back to my undergraduate anthropology class and the book Pilgrim Stories: On and Off the Road to Santiago, Journeys Along an Ancient Way in Modern Spain by Nancy Louise Frey. This destination is still on my bucket … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 