Let me start by saying that I love Jimmy Buffett, and feel incredibly sad about his death. Like everyone else, I sort of believed he had another 20 years of concerts ahead of him. He was, in his own way, timeless. Everybody knows what a remarkable songwriter, author,...
It all started with the talented (and funny as hell) Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of The Descendants, How to Party with an Infant, Juniors, House of Thieves, and The Possibilities. You’ve probably seen the movie version of The Descendants, but if you haven’t read the...
Two weeks after my husband, E., was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease that has no treatment or cure, he left me. At the time, we were preparing to depart on a long-planned family trip to Washington, D.C. Without warning, he declined to join us. He insisted...
Though I’ve visited and worked and run on Maui dozens of times, I decided to take a different approach to a travel writing assignment and bike to Hana rather than drive. It started the night before with a stay at the incredibly charming Paia Inn, which has its...
