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    Finding My Story in the Obituaries

    Finding My Story in the Obituaries

    Most people smile when I mention that I officiate weddings, but seem a tad surprised when I mention that I also lead funerals. Obituaries, death notices, life tributes: whatever you…

    Single on Valentine’s Day

    Single on Valentine’s Day

    Valentine’s Day is almost here again, a day that is pretty tough for a lot of single people. So many of us have uncritically bought into the notion—almost universally assumed…

    School Diversity Problems, Hegemony

    School Diversity Problems, Hegemony

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. She will resume…

    San Francisco’s Gay Softball League Welcomes Players of All Genders, Levels, Shapes and Sizes

    San Francisco’s Gay Softball League  Welcomes Players of All Genders, Levels, Shapes and Sizes

    “P-u-t-i-t-i-n, put it in, the hole, the hole.” If you are strolling through a neighborhood park in San Francisco on a beautiful Spring Sunday morning, you just might hear a…

    I Can’t Stop Wanting to Use Crystal Meth

    I Can’t Stop Wanting to Use Crystal Meth

    Tom Moon, MFT Q: I’ve been using crystal meth for years, and I know that I’m addicted to it. It’s hurting me mentally and physically. I lost a boyfriend because…

    Top Trends at the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show

    Top Trends at the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show

    By Elaine Viegas What’s not to like about San Francisco’s annual Winter Fancy Food Show? You’re walking, sampling and schmoozing with some of the world’s best food and beverage purveyors,…

    An Important Civil Rights Black Activist Who

    An Important Civil Rights Black Activist Who

    Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts recently taught the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course, according to district officials. She will resume…

    Two Newlyweds Reflect Upon Their Marriage

    Two Newlyweds Reflect Upon Their Marriage

    Last October I had the privilege of marrying Karen and Kim Huckabee in Jenner, where the Russian River flows into the Pacific Ocean. It is a beautiful place that is…

    What’s More Important: Character or Plot?

    What’s More Important: Character or Plot?

    Michele Karlsberg: When writing, what is more important to you, character development or plot? Vanda: For me, character is everything. As a psychologist, I am fascinated by the varieties of…

    Reacting Isn’t Responding

    Reacting Isn’t Responding

    Tom Moon, MFT Are human beings basically good or bad? My colleague, neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, believes that science can answer this age-old question. He points out: “When the body is…