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Category: Reflections

Last weekend I was in New Orleans with a bunch of booksellers and readers for the third year running, and

Readers, today I’m sharing a piece about my own 9/11 experience, which seems insignificant in the big picture, yet continues

Almost a year ago, we got a new-to-us puppy, a yellow lab named Daisy. She’s a good dog, we think,

This week I kicked off my Tuesday with an hour at the dentist. (I know, I know, you’re tired of

I was in a local coffee shop last week, the shop that used to be my regular. I was there

Earlier this summer, I was talking with a friend in my kitchen (where so many of the good conversations happen).

Last year I read Amy Cuddy’s fantastic book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. I’m still impressed at how

The beginning is the hardest part. In theory, I adore a fresh start, a clean slate, when I have abundant

Last fall I had too much going on. Some would call it an extremely productive season, in the sense that on

There are many ways to define a great book, but this is one of my favorite: one mark of greatness is when

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