Where the hell have you been, Melinda? Quick answer: NOT poolside. I’ve been publishing my work on Medium and recently added podcasting/writing to my resume (as guest and host). Checking in with you now and more regularly, I hope, will better our relationship. For a while now, I haven’t posted stories here and there. […]
The Latest Podcast on Consequential Strangers
I am truly living through — and part of — the Narcissistic Era. To wit, here’s 35 Minutes of Me, airing now and forever. Remember radio? Remember having to “tune in” on a particular day and time? This guy interviewed me on his podcast, Insights Listen now: Consequential Strangers As he posted… The quality of our […]
Tired of Fighting About Household Chores?
The Winning Strategy That Will Save Your Relationship This post also appears on Medium “When Cleaning Windows,” 1943. Photo by Austrian National Library on Unsplash A Half-Century of Chore Wars It all started in the 70s, the result of that new-fangled notion of “gender equity.” Before that, men and women had defined roles. Mothers […]
Consequential Strangers Offer Something a Soulmate Can’t
How to Get a Surprising and Healthful “Shot” of Connection from Someone You Barely Know
Dear Family Whisperer: My Son Is a Freeloader — What to Do?
Meet a 30-Year Old Who Still Thinks He’s a Kid Photo by James Barr on Unsplash Dear Family Whisperer: I have a problem, I have a son who is 30. Wherever he puts something, it stays there. No thought of putting it where it belongs. In the bathroom it’s the same. When he was in school, […]