Monthly Archives: September 2009

Only the Deadly Dull Need Apply

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lisa

All of you writers and would-be writers who have never been sexually abused by your parents, suffered from domestic assault, been abandoned on a highway somewhere by grandparents when raising you got to be too much; any of you who … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Essays | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Big News? Women Over 50 Less Likely to Remarry

Posted on September 17, 2009 by lisa

Okay, perhaps the New York Times article that graced the front page of the Style section recently deserves a little more parsing than that. But really. Like that other scary statistic that turned out to be wrong — remember the … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Women and Feminism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

I Was That Little Girl Under the Table

Posted on September 9, 2009 by lisa

It’s not often that television shows speak to my life. Mostly they provide entertainment, escape, and, if I choose wisely, elegant writing and some humor and pathos. Thirtysomething is the last show I recall that hit me where I live: … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Essays | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment