To children, their parents are just that- individuals who live to serve their offspring with benevolent transparency. At some point, as we get older we are able to peer beyond the veil a bit and accept the fact that our mothers and fathers had lives and goings on completely independent of us. The level … More The Complex Nature of Truth: The Heirs by Susan Rieger
A woman in her early 40’s and one in her early 20’s cross paths with interesting repercussions in Edan Lepucki’s new novel Woman No. 17. Lady, a not-so-aspiring author and wealthy mother of two, hires Esther, a cynical art grad in the throes of her most recent project, to care for her three-year-old son while she … More Art & Consequence: Edan Lepucki’s Woman No. 17
Now that the last of the shredded metallic snowman wrapping paper and coordinating ribbon has been swept away and put out with the trash, (alongside the boxes revealing how much dough we blew this holiday), we can all take a moment for ourselves (before the craziness of New Year’s Eve, that is) to reflect upon … More The Givers and the Takers: A Post-Holiday Reflection
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