Monthly Archives: January 2012

Only five weeks till the Tucson Festival of Books!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by sheilawill

Proud mama that I am, I’m thrilled that my daughter, Brook Wilensky-Lanford, author of “Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden” — a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice — will be coming from back east to participate … Continue reading →

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Go Barack! Thank you Gabby!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by sheilawill

Distant, standoffish, that’s how Barack Obama is often described. Not true. He doesn’t bawl or scream but why does that make him unemotional? Did you see the way he hugged Gabby last night before the State of the Union address? … Continue reading →

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“Out The Window”

Posted on January 21, 2012 by sheilawill

Stunned to find a typo in a Donald Hall piece in the New Yorker, I was also stunned to imagine myself really old.  “Out The Window,” a personal history of the former poet laureate’s winter at age 83, reminds me of … Continue reading →

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Another Tempest in Arizona

Posted on January 20, 2012 by sheilawill

My East Coast friends often ask how I can live in Arizona. Good question. Sunshine helps a lot. Here’s the latest controversy — ethnic studies/book censorship. In the wake of this uproar there’s actually a Tucson Republican lawmaker who wants … Continue reading →

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Empathy is the key: Obama will win

Posted on January 12, 2012 by sheilawill

Give the prez a second term! I contend there may be a silver lining in his numerous attempts at compromise. If we look closely enough he’s a guy who can empathize. He doesn’t have the stomach for the mean-spirited politics … Continue reading →

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Houston is so big and the world is so small

Posted on January 7, 2012 by sheilawill

Sitting across from my 31-year-old son in Agora, his local coffee shop in the hip Montrose section of Houston, sipping Texas country pecan coffee, all is right with the world. At least in this little part of Houston. It’s my … Continue reading →

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“The Joy of Quiet” in the desert

Posted on January 3, 2012 by sheilawill

I keep forgetting how much I love hiking in the desert. Every new year I vow to get out there at least once a week. But I don’t. I forget. My favorite part of hiking — houses out of view, … Continue reading →

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