Jack's Smack

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...

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,...