We’re in the first full week of my favorite time of year: October. It’s the best for many reasons: the cool weather, the changing leaves, and it’s my birthday month. But most of all, I love that it’s a harbinger for Halloween and all things scary. If you know me,…

I don’t read biographies or memoirs very often. But when I do, I’m reminded that these texts are powerful tools for developing more empathy and understanding of people who are different from ourselves. This is especially true for celebrities or people whose names dominate “discourse” on social media platforms. What…

For the inaugural post, I’d like to dedicate the month of June to books that had a profound effect on me and the way I see the world. I could make this case to varying degrees about any book I’ve read. But what follows are standouts among my “completed pile”… …