My grandmother’s manuscript book, circa 1910, manages to combine drills in handwriting with fun facts in grammar. Not only has the aesthetics of writing changed. Everything has changed. But it’s far from a lawless frontier out there. There are plenty of new rules; it’s just that I hadn’t noticed. When did it become impolite, for …
When my husband began working from home, thanks to COVID, he naturally assumed he’d take up residence in our shared study, which I use during the week and he has on weekends. I was alarmed because there’s nowhere else in the house I want to sit to write. Also, I use a desktop and he …
I’m tall. That’s what people always say about me – that I’m tall. Even people who have known me all my life still find it necessary to tell me. \’You are so tall, Lib. In fact, are you getting taller?\’ they say and then look down at my shoes to see if I’m wearing high …
‘Now that you’re turning fifty, you’ll begin to thicken,’ announced my mother on the eve of the birthday I’d already been dreading. Non-plussed, I’d asked her what she meant. ‘You know, spread, expand, broaden across the beam. It’s inevitable.’ Broad beam or not, I was beginning to get why women lie about their age. Making …
After five years of chiropractic care I’m still ambivalent about the process. There is no doubt that my back feels better after an adjustment, but I worry that I might become dependent on it. There is strong encouragement to become part of the chiropractic family, which means showing up for an appointment every three weeks …