Ponto Final
He is holding my hand, my son, now 32, balder than he was when he was born. We’ve gone to Ponto Final, a restaurant on the Tagus River in...
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anniescholl
Oct 28, 20204 min
Why I Can’t Hate People Just Because They Love Trump
On the night of the second presidential debate in early October 2016, our neighbor was mowing our acreage in rural North Carolina as he’s...
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anniescholl
Aug 22, 20204 min
78 Things You’re Gonna Need When Disaster Strikes
On August 10, my hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was devastated by a hurricane-like storm called a “derecho.” Most everyone lost power...
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anniescholl
Aug 18, 20204 min
Iowa, I Got You
I can’t stop looking, watching, reading. I move from Facebook to Instagram. Everyone I know in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and surrounding...
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anniescholl
Jun 20, 20202 min
Live Your Dash – Like Karen
This dear one left the planet today – on Summer Solstice, a day she loved. Karen, you will be so missed AND I know you are free – and...
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anniescholl
Apr 3, 20193 min
2019: The year of living differently
This article was first published December 31, 2018, by Radish Magazine. I’ve always been a person who makes New Year’s resolutions. I’ve...
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anniescholl
Mar 27, 20184 min
Passing the Baton
On Saturday, March 24th, my 26-year-old daughter and I were among the hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue in...
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anniescholl
Jan 19, 20183 min
Old and irrelevant: Embracing negative thoughts and letting them go
[This column was first published in Radish Magazine, July 5, 2017.] I’m getting old. I know it by the calendar — I turned 54 in May. I...
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anniescholl
Jan 19, 20186 min
Maran’s Hilarious Memoir Gives Hope for “Late-Life Reinvention”
[This blog first published on Huffington Post, March 14, 2017.] It’s rare that I start off an author interview with “I f***ing love your...
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anniescholl
Jan 19, 20187 min
‘Incredibly Persistent’ Keener Celebrates Newest Novel’s Launch
[This blog first published on Huffington Post, November 13, 2017.] When it comes to books, I lean toward nonfiction—specifically memoir....
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anniescholl
Jan 19, 20187 min
Father’s Death Sparks First Book for Mira y Lopez
[This blog first published on Huffington Post, Dec. 21, 2017.] I adore author Abigail Thomas—as a writer, teacher and as a human being....
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anniescholl
Jul 24, 20172 min
Magical Times
They’re both Leos, born in the heat of early August. My son, Keegan, almost 28. My grandson, Owen, “mostly” 6, as he likes to say. In...
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anniescholl
Jan 17, 20172 min
Trump Can’t Get the Best of Us
I’m worried. I’m worried about this friend and that friend — the ones who care so deeply, who are so very angry right now. Who post every...
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anniescholl
Dec 5, 20162 min
Lessons in a Sunflower
My friend Delise would have been 54 today. But complications of something called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)...
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anniescholl
Nov 14, 20162 min
Choosing a Path to Peace
On Sunday night, I talked with a family member who voted for Donald Trump. She doesn’t hate or endorse hate. She’s not stupid or...
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anniescholl
Nov 11, 20161 min
Bringing Today into Now
The sun is shining. The sky is blue. The neighbor’s Trump signs are down. Frost coats the grass. My dogs greet the neighbor dog. A...
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anniescholl
Nov 10, 20164 min
So Much More than Sour Grapes
Election night, my wife and I went out to eat at a Thai and sushi restaurant about 10 miles from our home in rural Central North...
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anniescholl
Nov 2, 20166 min
Author Interview: Claire Hoffman on a Childhood Spent in the TM Movement
This blog first appeared on Huffington Post, November 2, 2016. I was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, about 95 miles northeast of Fairfield,...
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anniescholl
Sep 17, 20164 min
Getting Over Myself
There I am, among photographs of a dinner table waiting for guests; a peahen, her pale white crest every bit as captivating as her cobalt...
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anniescholl
Dec 13, 20153 min
What I Learned From Glen Campbell
There are times as a writer that I surely think “who cares?” Who cares if I write? Do I care if I write? Why AM I writing? Is it...
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