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Drop the L Bomb
Love is a force, not a feeling. Release it and see what happens.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jul 30, 20213 min read


Don't Ask
What I need is a jolt of Thelma and Louise. I want them back, their skin creased from all that sun, their arms a little saggy.

Debi Goodwin
Jul 14, 20215 min read


La Sandía
I've had good margaritas in my day, and it seemed possible to restore some dignity to the old gal one sip at a time.

Antonia Helios
Jul 14, 20212 min read


Le Fast Food
After months of waxing elegiac about eating ridiculously well in France, it's time to eat le fast food.

Wendy Nelson
Jul 7, 20218 min read


Holly & Me
Daring to dream bigger, with a little help from Truman Capote and Mademoiselle magazine.

Jeannette Brown
Jun 30, 20213 min read


Driving Spirit: An Interview with Rally Race Car Driver Renée Brinkerhoff
Rally driver Renée Brinkerhoff on competing in a man’s world, risking it all, and saying yes to big, wild desires.

Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 16, 202114 min read


Vive Le Buffer Zone
Sometimes not fully understanding a language offers unexpected benefits.

Wendy Nelson
Jun 13, 20216 min read


Ruby Red Sour
Cocktail mixstress Antonia Helios concocts a new take on a whisky sour, with a few pandemic leftovers.

Antonia Helios
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Feeling 22 Again
Boules is brilliant if all you want from a game is the opportunity to be outside with your friends.

Wendy Nelson
May 14, 20217 min read


Life in Black and Gold
The local women’s hospital in Pittsburgh, PA wraps newborns in the Steelers’ rally towel. So Steelers love starts early.

Kate Oczypok
May 14, 20213 min read


Letter to Late Night Comics
Comics - Your jokes and righteous anger are part of the business of division our media has profited from. Let's change that, ok?

Jean Shields Fleming
May 7, 20213 min read


Ginger is for Lovers
A cocktail strong enough for a man, but made for (and by) a woman. During the 70s, there was a brief period – about ten minutes – during...

Antonia Helios
Apr 28, 20212 min read


Where Does French Food Come From?
Don't think a little thing like a pandemic will keep you from eating well in France. Pas de tout! What I miss most in pandemic France are...

Wendy Nelson
Apr 28, 20216 min read


A Turn in the Road
How a close encounter of the car-crash kind helped me stop worrying so damn much.

Jean Shields Fleming
Apr 21, 20213 min read


The High Cost of Truffles
Limestone is not always your friend. Except when a dog named Mala sniffs out delicious treats.

Wendy Nelson
Apr 14, 20216 min read


Pollyanna, Meet Covid Plus
Could noticing grackles make you happier? Debi Goodwin says yes. Each evening in the late winter, in the hour before darkness, the...

Debi Goodwin
Apr 7, 20214 min read


Let Them Buy Shoes
The joys of the well shod foot - a new dispatch from pandemic France My name is Wendy, and I am a shoe addict. There, I said it. And...

Wendy Nelson
Mar 31, 20215 min read


Rhapsody in Sage
If I could, I’d write this in a fragrant font, so that you could smell sage when it’s in flower.

Jean Shields Fleming
Mar 30, 20214 min read


Pocket Sighs
In women’s jeans, the front pockets were on average 48% shorter and 6.5% narrower than in men’s jeans.

Erica Buist
Mar 20, 20218 min read


What's Love Got to Do with It?
We are hardwired for love. So why is it so hard to do? For too many women, Love is just one more pitfall of our patriarchal programming....

MaRiza Noyama-Zee
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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