Notes from the Middle

Issue No. 26

We have quietly allowed software competence to masquerade as intelligence. A smart woman, a missing meeting link, and the small expected competencies that get mistaken for evidence of your worth.

Issue No. 25

Seven years ago, we moved into a house with a very established, very mature garden. The rhododendrons were, for many years, the bane of my existence. Then, this year, something...

Issue No. 24

My friend has been married 25 years. Every night after dinner, her husband makes them each a cup of tea. Then one day, after a disagreement in the car, he...

Issue No. 23

I have been reading my old journals again. A bad conversation could take up six pages. A confusing boy could take up twelve. At the time, those things were big....

Issue No. 22

My empty nest is filling again. Maybe for a week. Maybe for the summer. There are suddenly shoes by the door, cheese disappearing at an alarming rate, and someone else's...

Issue No. 21

I used to think luxury meant the obvious things. A five-star hotel. A pool boy. A view. Somewhere along the way, without fanfare, luxury stopped meaning impressive and started meaning...