"Who are the two demons that get the most airtime in memoirists’ heads? Who Cares Anyways? and its evil twin What Will People Think?

What Will People Think? is scary as hell and can loom large over your writing desk like the elongated shadow of a cartoon villain. It can also be dismantled, but we’ll fight that battle another day. But for now, let’s go to the mat with Who Cares Anyways?."

In this time in history, when racism, extremism, sickness, brutality, and death dominate the news and our personal conversations and experiences, it can be really hard to find beauty at times.

A vase of bright summer flowers adorns the Farmhouse Table in front of me, but stormy thoughts of grief, rage, and bewilderment cloud my heart as I think of the painful plight of our country.