If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life.

I had known there had been a serial killer on Mount Tamalpais, and it felt so incongruous in such a beautiful, peaceful spot.

A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.

The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.

The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes.

You lay your hand against his skin and just rib his back. Blow into his ear. Press that baby up against your own skin and walk outside with him, where the night air will sourround him, and moonlight fall on his face. Whistle, maybe. Dance. Hum. Pray. (how to calm a crying baby)

She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too much for her.