No Plan but Survival: A Story of Death and Perseverance in Patagonia
What do you do after you survive a deadly kayaking excursion? If you’re Tom Casavant, you plan your next adventure.
Just Another Glamorous Move
If most moves are difficult, my husband’s and mine to Durban, South Africa in 1993 hit a high-water mark. We were flying halfway around the Earth—taking the longest flight in the world—with three toddlers in tow.
Little Gold Mirrors: The Death of Hartford’s Debutante Ball
Having had the opposite of a debutante’s upbringing, I was enthralled with my mother’s coming-out party. Then I looked into the Holly Ball’s history.
The VA’s Claim Dodge:
Something seemed fishy with the government’s handling of veterans’ traumatic brain injuries in 2007. My appalling findings—on systemic denials of claims from a 1950s atomic waste dumping ship—suggest what was happening and why.
A Success Story: South Africa
For much of the world in 1995, South Africa was embodied by the smiling, avuncular face of its new President, Nelson Mandela. In my mind, though, was a woman walking along a dusty road, with a 25-liter jug of water on her head.