April 5th, live and in person
Live, and in-person are two different things, and April 5th is my mother's birthday. LIVE is the Dr. Laura Berman radio show on the OWN network, beginning at 6 pm. IN-PERSON in New York City is the Huffington Post's 'Moment I Knew' Meetup, hosted by Melissa Francis,...
Know yourself
Many people have written to me recently through this blog. I am sorry I haven’t been able to respond individually, but I have read every personal story and every note that has reached out to connect with me or with the topics in my memoir in a meaningful way. Thank...
Future thoughts
A bit of wise advice: "The point is not to fix anything. The point is to create anew." I think of this when I watch the radiation leaking into vast swathes of Japan and listen to the excuses, as if to say that, if we can blame this tragedy on incompetence or a freak...
Heart of a Woman
For anyone who missed the Heart of a Woman radio show and couldn't get it through the link I posted before, here is a better link. It's an hour long discussion of everything which some people have been wishing for with the narrow focus on motherhood issues in some of...
Full Moon
Cleaning off my desk today for the full moon, I found this letter from a friend: "Just for today remember that words are something you have inherited. Lead with your desire to honor those who came before you. Think of writing as an act of love. Know that you are...
Coming up
An hour-long discussion of Hiroshima in the Morning, writing, Japan... on Heart of a Woman, Monday, 21st. The Joy Behar Show, HLN/CNN, Monday, 21st, at 10 pm. Daybreak, ITV (U.K. morning show) Thursday, 24th. One to One, CUNY-TV, Monday, 28th, 7 am, 1 pm, 11 pm;...
No More Hibakusha
From an editorial that went out through the Progressive Media Project: "In August 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 170,000 people were killed immediately, but the total number of “bomb-affected people” peaked around 380,000. These are people who may not even have...
All Eyes on Japan
Today, I am sending love and prayers to the people of Japan. They suffered the only atomic bombs ever used in war, and are now facing the biggest nuclear disaster in peace. Please join me.
The Gayle King Show
It was a pleasure to talk about motherhood, care-taking and women's choices on Gayle King's show today on OWN radio. We didn't stop chatting for a moment, even through the commercials!
Thank you
Thank you everyone who has reached out to me recently. I wish I could respond to each comment individually. Your stories range widely, but I am most grateful to you who have taken the time to detail your own experiences and thoughts about motherhood and womanhood and...