My eldest stepped out of the car yesterday in a brand new lemon-yellow school shirt and khaki shorts, holding a bag full of pencils,...

There’s an old adage that you should have one friend twice your age and one friend half your age. Actually, I just made that up. But it’s...

“Why is there no 13th floor on that building?” my 5-yr-old son asked, his head tilted back. Sure enough, spray-painted on the side of the...

I currently live in a 2600 square foot home that I consider a mansion after five years on a 928 sf Sausalito houseboat. Mind you, I’ll...

Excerpted from my upcoming book, A Lonely Fool’s Masterpiece: Jodi admired the series of horizontal weathered lumber and driftwood pieces...