Jack's Smack

There's a certain magic that happens when like-minded women travel together, venturing into new corners of the world armed with...

If you are looking for a titillating, energizing, pulse-quickening experience, wire yourself hundreds of dollars to a Western Union in...

Last weekend marked a rare occasion where I indulged in a movie not just once, but twice. The subject: the...

As I drove back from my son’s home in  Boone, North Carolina to my home in Chapel Hill this past...

Lately, I can’t help but notice all that is broken and malfunctioning (including me). I don’t think it’s just me...

I feel broken. I know the word “broken” can be a trigger for many. “We are all perfectly imperfect”, I...

Type into Google: “Having a child is like…” and what comes up? Immediately, and without much competition, these two adages...

Solo-traveling has become my new endurance race.  I'd been on this quasi-solo travel marathon since late September. First, hitting up...

Are more midlife women embracing nomadic lifestyles? Is there a new wave coming?  A wave of women in midlife and...

This last week I spent solo traveling in Stockholm, Sweden. In full transparency, this place never quite made it onto...