Hanging Out with Teacher Patti

My husband got his jury duty summons in the mail a few weeks ago. I’ve always wanted to be on a jury, but being a former lawyer… Read more “1888 Ann Arbor Argus: GRAVEL FIGHT!”

I often say that if ever I write a memoir (and I will likely not because apparently, my genres are creative nonfiction and women’s fiction–didn’t know that!),… Read more “Good Times, Bad Times”

When one’s brain vacillates between super hyper let’s do it all plan it all do all the things to crushing despair that tells me I’ve never succeeded,… Read more “Patti Gets Musical!!”

There is much to speak up and out about these days. Maybe there always has been. I have been trying to do my part. Two weeks ago,… Read more “Speaking Up & Out”

An amazing history book once said something about how there is nothing like Ann Arbor in the springtime. Hahahahahaha! It’s funny ‘cuz I’m talking about my book… Read more “Springtime in Ann Arbor”

I had dreams once. When I realized the Harper Lee thing probably wasn’t going to work out so well, I started casting about for something else. At… Read more “Ann Arbor's Algonquin Round Table”

I haven’t gotten the pictures from HERsay yet (the one and only Kevin Sharp took them and they will be fabulous but we haven’t gotten it together… Read more “HERsay audio”

Decades ago, when I watched every single Kids in the Hall sketch (on videotape or DVD), there was a great bit called, “He’s Hip! He’s Cool! He’s… Read more “You Say It's Your Birthday? It (was) My Birthday, Too!”

Newsflash–your dreams won’t come true. Just because you can see it doesn’t mean you can achieve it. You can “never give up” and still never get what… Read more “It's Never What You Think It Will Be”

….I won’t go away. Well, I did. Much of Ann Arbor did. After the election, we had a nervous breakdown. People weren’t answering emails, we were hiding,… Read more “Like that sliver of food in your teeth….”