Help the man up off the floor
Things fall apart. The centre cannot hold. -William Butler Yeats Dear lord. We have lost our minds. We have so disengaged from our lives that things have taken precedence over people. Amy Guth pointed me to this story from this morning's New York Daily News: A worker died after being …
I love you ol of the time
Two years ago on this very day, I wrote a paean to cranberry sauce and to a deep thankfulness that echoes my sentiments today. Add two years of living, much more to be grateful for, and a continued addiction to that jellied cranberry sauce that has can ridges on it, …
Thanksgiving generosity finds a kidney
Thanks to the word spreading on blogs, on Twitter, on Facebook, and in many other ways, young 15-year-old Marielle will receive a new kidney. My thanks for all of you who offered to help by being tested to see if you were a match. Thank you for saving her life …
Barnes & Noble teams up with LIAV to do good for our poor and homeless neighbors
Thanks to the efforts of Delaney Kirk, I will visit three Florida cities next week to do readings and teach a few university classes: Tampa (Dec 4), St. Petersburg (Dec 5), and Sarasota (Dec 6). Tampa – Barnes & Noble CarrollwoodDec 4 at 7:30pm St Petersburg – Barnes & Noble …
Save her life
If you have a kidney, you might be the one to save this girl's life. Please try. Pass this along. Fax the questionnaire in to let this mother know that people care, even people she has never met or heard of. If this were Emma or Tess, I would not …
Write a letter for Glen Edward Chapman, please.
It won't take you long. It will take far less time than he spent in prison, on death row, for a crime he didn't commit. Glen Edward Chapman was recently freed from death row, where he spent 15 years. Mr Brilliant and Emma met him at a recent book reading …
Remember them always, respond from respect and not fear
This is for my dearest Amanda and Lori.We kill so many people in this world because of hate that is derived from fear that springs straight from the deepest darkest most vulnerable heart of ignorance. Among those killed are many of our transgender friends and family, those people among us …
Laugh in Durham, make art in Apex
I dare say that no one who was at the Life is a Verb reading last night at The Regulator bookshop in Durham, North Carolina, will ever forget this man. He was the entertainment, not me, and what an extraordinary pleasure to be in the presence of his fantastic madness …
Durham, Apex, Charleston, joy, friends, sleep.
I have had amazing experiences in Canton, Cleveland, Reston, and Washington, D.C., over the past two weeks. Amazing people, remarkable reconnections, and new friends. And when I can download photos and sleep for a few hours, I'll share them with you. Until then, a note about upcoming readings in the …
Charleston, here I come!
Just added to the book tour is this unique afternoon in Charleston where 50 women authors, including Sue Monk Kidd (The Secret Life of Bees) and others, will sign books just in time for holiday giving. I'm honored to be there too, so I hope you might join me in …
