Erupting Volcanoes, Towering Redwoods, and Chaos TheoryBringing Inspiration Back to College Essay WritingFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
A Letter to My Students 2022As a college consultant, I work with high school seniors as they prepare their college applications and craft the many required…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Youth Symphony — Just Another High-Stress Activity for Kids?From the upper balcony, participating in a youth symphony sounds like a pure delight. But grueling audition expectations can be the…Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
Reeling Them In: Lessons From a Dinner Party for a Post-COVID WorldNow that COVID lockdowns are loosening, folks are hankering for personal interaction like homemade ice cream on a hot summer’s day. Popping…Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021
An Overdue Celebration of LibrariansA Book Review . . . and an overdue celebration of librariansJul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
A Letter to My StudentsAs a college consultant, I work with high school seniors as they write their college application essays. Every year I send my students a…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Youth Opera — Yes, I’m SeriousIn a play, if more than one person speaks at the same time, it’s just noise. But with opera, with music, twenty can talk simultaneously…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Reflections of an Empty-NesterA handful of years ago, while biding my time in another drafty church at a never-ending cello quintet rehearsal, I felt lifted out of the…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Reflections of an Empty-NesterA handful of years ago, while biding my time in another drafty church at a never-ending cello quintet rehearsal, I felt lifted out of the…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
