Shock and Awe

This week I was asked an interview question that really got me thinking: “Much of your writing is deeply personal and provocative; some of it seems almost intended to shock. Is there a cost for being so forthright?” A lot of us who choose to write memoir or personal...

10 Books You Need to Read If You Were Raised by Alcoholics

If I were to teach a course about overcoming the emotional damage and the misconceptions picked up from alcoholic parents, this would be the semester’s  assigned reading. You’ll see me quote from these books from time to time, and I often send them to my...

Ten Books That Will Make You Laugh Your Ass Off

Well, the holidays are upon us.  I just realized this as Walt and I made our way through the grocery store this weekend.  I couldn’t figure out what the deal was with all the turkeys, and the raw cranberries, and the bottles of  gravy clogging up the aisles. My...