From Ph.Dilettante: Spotlight on Jobs for English MajorsI was inspired by feedback on my recent workshop at Monmouth University to start a blog series "Spotlight on Jobs for English Majors."
On Envy and Being EnoughHave you ever met people who seem to transcend feelings of envy? No? Me neither. It’s possible to have moments of forgetting, but to...
In Praise of Rage, Dread, and Failure As many who know me might agree, I am someone who values peace, optimism, and accomplishment. I seek to live and work in a way that is...
Three Things I've Learned One of the many things I love about the work I do is that I am constantly learning from my clients. They might not know it, but in each...
The Dangers of Safety In his essay "Faulkner and Desegregation," James Baldwin writes: “Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always...
Happy Anniversary to Me—and My Story On September 1, 2013, my husband, the cat, and I loaded up our stuff and set out from central New Jersey for Chicago. I was actually...