Overpowering our kidnappers

Black and white image of a spooky, mostly empty warehouse-like room with an empty chair just off-center and two openings in the roof letting in weak shafts of light

Last night, I had a lucid dream. It was quite terrifying, given that I was fully aware that I was dreaming but could not wake up. In my dream, I was being driven in a car to the airport. At some point, we are carjacked, and the carjackers kick the driver out but keep me …

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Tending to our gardens: Stress and burnout

extreme closeup of the red-hot portion of a log burning down soon to its final embers

Several days ago, I received an impassioned plea via Instagram to use my platform to talk more about what is happening to the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli military. My initial response was one of irritation at being asked once again to do something in addition to all I’m already doing and, in …

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