Sister Leona’s advice to her 18 year old self: I would tell myself the same thing my mother always told me: Don’t be so hard on yourself. Honestly, I could never figure out that one, even though I...Read More
You know all of those things that you DIDN’T get this year for the holidays? They’re all on sale now. Time to shop your little heart out! Enjoy! Talk Real Now will be back next week! Don&#...Read More
I recently had an opportunity to make a documentary–my first! Invisible Women is the story of an Arts Education program for women aged 18 to 22 at the notorious Rikers jail in New York City. Eve...Read More
They say it’s all about the journey. What they don’t always mention is that sometimes you run out of gas. Of course, when I think back on the times that I actually did run out of gas in the middle...Read More
Let me start off by saying that nurses are the most wonderful human beings in the world. When you think about it, what kind of person would want to be a nurse in the first place? Don’t get me wron...Read More
Of course, me too! I don’t know a single woman who has not been harassed or assaulted or discriminated against. Not one. This is our culture. This culture is wrong and it has been for a very long ti...Read More
Winter is early this year. They say that if you dress for it, winter isn’t that bad. That’s not what I’m going to complain about (even though I don’t believe it’s true). No, I’m going to c...Read More
Laughter. Ice Cream. A long walk. A stiff drink. A day well done. That sounds like playing hooky to me! You know those days when you can’t stand it anymore? I’m talking about the day after that, w...Read More
Someone forwarded an email to me the other day. It had minimal information, but was from a high-powered and reliable source. Plus, the email did have the word ‘sex’ in it. What with the sea change...Read More
It happened! My super-duper, top-secret project has finally gone public. Granted it is a ‘soft’ launch and I’m only telling my nearest and dearest about it and letting it grow organically (finge...Read More