Jack's Smack

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...

Is there a new wave coming? A wave of women in midlife and beyond ditching their traditional security trappings for a...

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

It's a peculiar space to occupy, this realm of trying to see both sides of an issue or idea. It's...

You know those social media posts that start with “I was today years old when I learned… x”?  Well, I...

Life is a funny ride. You know, just when I thought I had mastered the art of serving myself first,...

Last weekend I went to my cousin’s daughter’s wedding in the heart of West Virginia.  Picture this: a family wedding,...

If you are a follower of the Smack, you know that my heart has been heavy with the loss of...

It's with a bittersweet heart that I share a profoundly intimate moment from my life, one that has left me...