Curious Cat Men are told to be providers, but what happens when the job disappears?Women in their mid-20s are storming into the workforce at historic rates. Men? They’ve stalled out for more than a decade. One in four fathers lives
FLICKERS CARING FOR THEIR YOUNG Life has its seasons, each one asking us to loosen our grip on what we know and step into something we can’t yet see. Birth begins with shock; the first breath is like cold air
I’m Upset When I read the latest issue of National Parks Magazine, I was devastated. The land that Teddy Roosevelt had the foresight to protect was gutted with the stroke of a pen. I thought Antheia in the Thorns, a
Data collected by NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, published last week in the journal Science Advances, reveals a sobering trend. Scientists investigated the impact of groundwater loss on global water availability. What they found is alarming: fresh water has
A Masked View There were times during my years of raising children and caring for elders when letting go felt impossible. When my babies were born, I vowed to protect and care for them. I survived the terrible twos—those chaotic
114 Degrees Fahrenheit The painting above serves as a poignant reminder of how our disregard for scientific information about climate change has contributed to rising temperatures and the destruction of homes and forests. This week’s reflection comes from a place of both
With so many urgent social justice issues facing us today, rising inequality, attacks on healthcare, threats to reproductive rights, I’m often asked why I chose water as the central theme of my novel. At first, I wasn’t sure how to
View from A BridgeI can only guess at the secrets hidden behind the doors. When the weather is good, I take long walks through my neighborhood, passing door after door, each one different. I often wonder what life is like
Years ago, I bought a painting in China for my office wall that captured my life perfectly: a woman pulled in all directions, spinning in circles. It made me laugh because it was true. I was launching a new business
Emerging Sunlight Get rid of the fear, the chaos, and let the sun shine through Years ago, a student came into my college counseling office, pale and shaking. Paralyzed by overwhelming fear, he couldn’t get out of his car to
