A passionate plea for ensuring the mental health of you and your community: please remember to gossip. — Two days ago I lost an incredibly good friend. He was a supporter of my storytelling work from the very first days. We shared many heated yet convivial debates on a range of subjects — and while we rarely agreed, I think we both appreciated each other’s point-of-view. He was…

COVID-19 forced our Dream Venue out of business, knocked our guest list from 250 to 4, and postponed our dates 4 times — but we ended up with something more special than we originally planned. Here’s how… — Promises Like many, my fiancée and I thought 2020 had a good ring to it — “the year of clear vision” — so it promised to be the right time for our wedding. Our Dream Venue — a castle-esque school with huge grounds including a rose garden, a dance hall, a…

90 Days Back I’m returning here to tell my story, because this is where it began — or this part of it at least. In November, 90 days ago, I’d just had one of those crisis moments that seemed to effortlessly blend the original Greek meaning of the word — “turning point” —…