The Wood Chipper of Love

The Wood Chipper of Love

The Wood Chipper of Love First published in WNC Woman Magazine Valentine’s Issue I’ve always gotten a chuckle at the term “falling in love,” as if love were an accident, like falling out of a tree. Instead of risking a broken arm, falling in love risked a broken...
A Questionable Business

A Questionable Business

A Questionable Business First published in WNC Woman Magazine Business Issue Have you ever noticed how asking a question moves you forward, toward more questions, more depth, and a wider range of possibilities? Having an answer, on the other hand, narrows your options...
Artsy Smartsy

Artsy Smartsy

Artsy Smartsy First published in WNC Woman Magazine Friendship Issue I have a friend whom I turn to when I need insight into the burning questions of my life. She’s great at all things intuitive, though not in a Tarot-card reading sort of way. She just seems to be...
Filet of Soul

Filet of Soul

Filet of Soul First published in WNC Woman Magazine Relationship Issue Borscht isn’t what springs to mind when you think of soul food, but borscht was on the table the first time someone sliced right through his heart and offered up a sliver of soul for me to savor....
Spicing Up the Tropics

Spicing Up the Tropics

Spicing Up the Tropics, by Kristine Madera First published in a food issue of WNC Woman Magazine In the jungle of Papua New Guinea, there are few options but to eat the local fare. My husband and I were posted in the craggy rural mountains of this beautiful but...