I feel, holding books, accommodating their weight and breathing their dust, an abiding love. I trust them, in a way that I can't trust my computer, though I couldn't do without it. Books are matter. My books matter. What would I have done through these years without the library and all its lovely books?

When we talk about God, I think what most of us mean is some greater thing, some higher power that can help us access our own strength or give us strength.

Evidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing.

When you stand outside, you look around and find that the people you're with live on the fringes.

Because I live in California now, I find my musings really being centered in this world.

I'm not alone in having obese people in my circle and in my family. I have loved morbidly obese people, and I don't approach obesity with revulsion or judgment but with empathy and compassion.

I feel, holding books, accommodating their weight and breathing their dust, an abiding love. I trust them, in a way that I can't trust my computer, though I couldn't do without it. Books are matter. My books matter. What would I have done through these years without the library and all its lovely books?