by Jule Kucera | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog
It’s time to get down to the logistics of living as a soloist. Here are some things that have worked for me: Put a light on a timer. This wasn’t my idea, it was suggested to me by a clerk in a Sears Hardware store who had recently lost his wife. “I couldn’t stand...
by Jule Kucera | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog
Thank you to everyone who answered last week’s survey. The response rate was 46% (excellent!) and two themes were of most interest: Finding our true selves Navigating life changes There was also a write-in request for a theme: Living alone. Because the holiday season...
by Jule Kucera | Oct 6, 2019 | Blog
You’ve heard of the Titanic, yes? Of course you have. Kate and Leonardo made sure of that. But what about the Sultana—do you know about that one? Even though it had almost as many people on board when it sank, and as many deaths, the newspapers were instead filled...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog
When I was thirteen I stopped using the number 6, or at least avoided it as much as possible. At the time, if you had asked me why, I would have said it was a slippery number, untrustworthy, and if you had three of them you had the Mark of the Beast—whatever that was....
by Jule Kucera | Sep 22, 2019 | Blog
Before this most recent trip to Munich and Paris, I hadn’t travelled internationally in a few years. After having been to places like Budapest and Bangkok, Sydney and Santiago, I was out of practice. To get back in gear, I reviewed travel sites for advice. There are...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 15, 2019 | Blog
In fiction, there is the concept of the unreliable narrator—the person telling the story cannot be trusted. Gone Girl is an outstanding example of an unreliable narrator. Completely untrustworthy. Our own memories are the same. We think we remember what happened and...
