Red Herring Games: Navigating a Business During a Pandemic

How having a WordPress site helped this business survive the challenge of COVID-19. Ever wanted to gather your friends around a dinner table and accuse them of murder? Hopefully, your friend group dynamic has never actually got that dark — but that is the general concept behind Red Herring Games’ murder mystery games! Groups get together, dress…

Annual Fireworks

Photo by nataliekeyssar During this strange, hard summer I’ve been thinking about places that show joy and resilience in the face of hard circumstances. I’m sharing images from a long-term project, Heaven’s Back Yard, about Robeson County, North Carolina, one of the poorest counties in the U.S. It’s been hit hard by two hurricanes and…

How to Deal with Premenstrual Mood Swings

Is it PMS? Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms that start a week or so before your period. It makes some people feel moodier than usual and others bloated and achy. For some people, PMS can also cause mood swings in the weeks leading up to their period. Mood swings involve a sudden,…