Seclusion and The New Isolated Society

Seclusion and The New Isolated Society

I walked by storefront after store in Tokyo, Japan, a few years ago, peering in. In poorly lit and dingy rooms, I saw young boys sitting in cubicles staring at screens playing video games. It brought back and solidified the truth I had seen in an award-winning...
Smartphone Addiction is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

Smartphone Addiction is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

The woman on the phone told me, “I get panic attacks when I don’t have it.” She wasn’t talking about food, alcohol, or medication, but her smartphone.  Recently, my husband snapped a picture of my daughter and me at dinner when we hadn’t seen each other all week. Our...
The Determination of Creative Women

The Determination of Creative Women

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, What Women Artists Knew About Work, (https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-women-artists-knew-about-work-11552573681) Mason Currey sites Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) letter to her sister-in-law with these words, “...