Dear Salty, Last week you talked about some ways to help save the country. (Which is the rest of the planet, too. Because nukes, proxy wars, oil, the climate. Not to mention women in poor countries who need pregnancy terminations.) But I kept noticing how Read More …
Dear Salty, Every day a new outrage. I sit down to my morning caffeine delivery system and protein-carbohydrate product, turn on my laptop, and immediately drown. It’s Russia, it’s SCOTUS, it’s Republican manipulation to enrich the wealthy and make the poor more miserable. It’s White House Read More …
Dear Salty, I’ve been mulling this situation over for a couple of years and I’d like to lay it to rest. Beware: I don’t come off very well. I traveled with two childhood friends to a “bucket list” destination, the trip of a lifetime. We Read More …
Dear Salty, I’ve been diagnosed with a daunting-sounding disease. I’ve visited so-called disease support groups, and they’re mostly full of complainers competing for who’s had it worst. I don’t know why they are called support groups—I don’t know where one finds “support.” Meantime I just Read More …
Dear Salty, I have a secret. I know Megyn Kelly is right wing. Or at least I think she is, though some things she says—I guess I’m not entirely clear on that. But she was on Fox, after all. Yet here is the thing: I’m Read More …
Dear Salty, I want to leave my husband. He’s a depressive alcoholic, and refuses to get help. But since I recovered from cancer treatment, I’ve accepted that I can no longer work full-bore, as I did when I owned a small business. Chemo left me Read More …
Dear Salty, Whew. What a crazy week. Still, I have a question not directly related to Trump. Right after the women’s marches around the world, I learned about a “radical feminism” conference. It’ll be happening in a few months, and I’m curious! Their literature is Read More …
Dear Salty, I’m in a book group. Most of us are women, a couple are gay men. In the recent election, we all voted for Hillary Clinton. We all thought Hillary would win. When she didn’t, many of us dissolved in shock, devastation, and fear. My husband seems Read More …