Why I Believe Joy Is Sacred

Joy is arguably the most powerful force on the planet. Prologue: The Time Joy Ambushed Me in a Grocery Store Let me set the scene: I’m in Costco, a place where dreams go to die (or at least get bulk-bought and then forgotten in the back of a pantry). I’m pushing a...

The Beauty of Sweet-Talking a Man

How the right words make him feel seen, desired, and cherished. She knows his hands almost as well as she knows her own. The small scar across one knuckle. The roughness at his fingertips. The way they can wrestle something mechanical back to life in the afternoon and...