Sounds of a City and (Possible) Saint
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I’m a longtime newspaper writer and reporter but when I started producing a public radio show, I
The World in a Book
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When a woman named Madeline Kripke died in 2020, she left behind an unusual legacy – a collection of
Writing to Heal
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I know so many of you are healing right now. Physically – from surgery, accidents, life. And mentally, emotionally,
Notes on a Free Press
I am dismayed and saddened by the dismantling of what was once my newspaper home, The Washington Post. I wrote
Re-reading for Democracy and Joy
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Now is a time for re-reading. I’ve often wondered why we are so likely to listen to
My Mycelium and Other Planting Plans
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In January, my reading takes another turn toward the hope of sun and warmth and the eventual ice
Take the Book
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I interrupt this liminal week between Christmas and New Year’s to suggest not a resolution (those never
Lit Lists for the End of 2025
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I’m a list-maker. I love writing things down, crossing things out, circling, starring, and highlighting. So I
A Season for Kitchen Reading
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At our holiday table this past week, the question came up from one of the members of the
Faring Well in the Farewell
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Last week I went to a celebration of life for a friend. She had started to travel more