This is a Love Song

Still looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for that Gen Xer in your life? I have an idea… Click on the video below to learn a little bit about This is a Love Song, Thoughts from the B Side of a Gen X Life, and click on any of the links below to get your…

Have I Got News For You

Now for Something a Little Different? The last time I launched a book, I forgot to tell you all until it was already out there gathering dust. Guess what? I’m launching a book! Though my last two books were centered on my experiences living abroad, This is a Love Song is focused on life after…

In Times Like These

Like more than five million others, I’m an American abroad. Except for a brief window of post-COVID sanity from 2022 to 2024, for the last ten years, I’ve lived in an emotional space that spans the chasm between gratitude and guilt.  I know I’m not alone.  I don’t presume to speak for anyone else. Like…

It’s the Hope that Kills You

I am the lone female in a house of males. There are times this works to my advantage, like when I need someone to carry my overstuffed suitcase or reach a jug I’ve stashed on a tall shelf. There are other times when being Hannah Solo is a lot harder. Like now, on the eve…