Capturing the South Coast
An interview with South Coast Almanac creator, Marlissa Briggett
Marlissa Briggett likes lists, especially bucket lists. Upon turning 40, she made a list of things she wanted to do before her next milestone day – 50 under 50 – which included learning calculus, doing a cartwheel, and running in a marathon. She has now run several
Final Purchase
Editor's Blog
What are those doing in here? I asked myself as I pushed around three cherry tomatoes at the bottom of my disposable plastic salad container. It’s not that I don’t like tomatoes. But I have learned over the years that, as tasty as they look, most salad bar tomatoes are mushy and mealy. Yet there they were
Jodi Wellman: Four Thousand Mondays
Jodi Wellman, Founder of Four Thousand Mondays shares her insights on how to live a squander-free life.
Within the Negative 16%
From me to my first love is 36 years, a war, six children, four marriages, and 2,359 miles—give or take—though the space he consumed in my heart neared 22%, leaving 29.3% per each son and little left for me.
Between my pen and me lives a lunge, a gasp, a tangle. Like yesterday when I’d strolled into the gas station, rain monsooning, my car parked
The Day My Dad Stopped Doing the NYT Spelling Bee
“One more word to go!” I message to my father. Today, I’ve stormed past Amazing straight to Genius, but am stuck with one last word, trying to reach Queen Bee. I await my dad’s reply, knowing he’ll have the perfect hint. A few minutes later, it arrives. “Sorry, I’m not doing it anymore.”