A Story About a Tribe Should Not End with a Couple in a Hot Tub
Knowing my interest in different kinds of personal communities, a friend recently gave me a copy of Isabel Allende’s 2008 memoir, The Sum of Our Days. She thought I would…
Before and Beyond the White Picket Fence
Having just finished a draft of a chapter on singles-friendly workplaces, I’m back to thinking about family in the lives of singles who have no children. Family, in the contemporary…
This Married Man Described His Working Relationship as His Greatest Love Affair
As I’ve been working with Wendy Casper on our chapter about singles-friendly workplaces and reading relevant papers, I keep coming across the phrase “work-life balance.” I do realize that for…
Politically, I am Passionate and Ambivalent
Although I only occasionally address political issues head-on here or at Living Single, it is probably apparent to regular readers that I’m a lefty – Democrat, liberal, progressive – call…
‘Put Down That Mommy Card,’ Post Writer Tells Oklahoma Candidate
Quick follow-up to my most recent post here (“Candidate claims she is superior because she is a mother”). Washington Post opinion writer Ruth Marcus just published a piece titled, “With…
Candidate Claims She Is Superior Because She Is a Mother
In Oklahoma, the Republican candidate for governor is telling the people of that state that they should vote for her instead of her opponent because she is a wife and…
The Hows and Whys of Lies
So far, I haven’t posted about deception on this blog nearly as often as I would like to, but I have been working on some things and collecting topics to…
Serial Killer is Married and Nightline is Shocked!
Nightline just ran a segment on a serial killer who was horrifying even by serial killer standards. Russell Williams would tie up his victims, then beat and rape them for…
Scenes from a Wedding
I don’t usually like weddings. I know – you are shocked, shocked to hear that! Earlier this month, though, I went to a wedding that was actually a wonderfully pleasant…