By Lori Welch Brown My good friend Liz recently requested that I write a ‘happy, fun’ column as opposed to the last two Debbie Downers.

By Lori Welch Brown April showers bring May flowers, and May brings Mother’s Day. Sadly, my mom passed in 2006. I was on the cusp

By Lori Welch Brown There are many of you who are going to read this and not get it and/or not care. No hard feelings

By Lori Welch Brown I always assumed that the luck of the Irish was based on leprechauns and lore so I was surprised to find

By Lori Welch Brown As some of you may remember, I started in this space with a column aptly titled, Single Space. My close friends

By Lori Welch Brown Wow—hard to believe I’m breaking out another new calendar with y’all. Who would have known I’d still be here writing about

By Lori Welch Brown The older I get, the more melancholy I become—especially around the holidays. Perched at the cusp of the holiday season, I’m

By Lori Welch Brown I am gobsmacked that I’m writing my November column. Seriously. It feels like just yesterday I was contemplating my SPF choices

By Lori Welch Brown I’m writing this piece from a train on my way from Westport to Dublin, having just spent the week on an

By Lori Welch Brown As you read this, I’ll likely be in celebration mode as it’s the birthday month. Yes—that’s right. I plan to celebrate