I’ve written eight books for parents. Among them is a best-seller for which, twenty years later, mothers (and the occasional dad) still send thank-you notes. Many say it “saved” them. That makes me happy. But since October of 2019, when I rescued Rocky, I have felt increasingly guilty about some of the advice I doled […]
#Paris #Spring #Pandemic: A Rumination on What’s Next
For Those Who Asked Dateline: Paris. Against the backdrop — and in spite of — COVID, spring has arrived, inspiring thoughts of the future. I have spent four months — to the day — experiencing the pandemic in Paris. Everyone at home asks, “How is it?” December 31, 2020, at 11:50 pm, I take a […]
Why I Had to Change My Medium Name: A Lament About “Tech-competence”
ATTENTION, PLEASE: “@Melinblau” — Medium’s former ID for me — Melinda Blau — whose work you read and hopefully enjoyed is gone. From now on… Please look for me on Medium as @MelindaBlau (Melinda Blau) Sorry! When I signed up for Medium, I didn’t pay enough attention to “user name.” I actually didn’t pay any attention. It was enough […]
I Hope NOT to Slide into “Addiction.”
This week, I published an unprecedented TWO articles on Medium…in one day, no less (that was a coincidence; see explanation and “friend links” below). I’m pleased with both of them. But I’m also worried about an old problem returning… One of the pieces,“Finding Myself: 10 Months on Medium, 43 Years in Journalism,” was, to my […]
I Know You Want to Hear About Verizon….
Thanks for your comments and your cheering on…. It is gratifying to realize (though I suspected) how many of you identified. And now the story continues, “My Stolen $156.46: How It Ended”