I first lay eyes on the Eiffel Tower, that eternal symbol of France, in the summer when I am 15 years old. I haven’t even had my first kiss yet, but I am filled with romantic visions of Paris — ones that I’ve carefully cultivated during repeated viewings of Amélie and Before Midnight. On a [...]
Samantha Marie Bohnert enjoys the snow, words, adventures, writing letters and finding something new to dream of daily. She has been a writer since she could put pen (or pencil) to paper, and is inspired by many things, from the way the light hits her toes in the morning to the sounds of her surroundings. [...]
Dearest Clara, Last week, I started to think about the lessons and wisdoms that I have learned over the years from my mentors and colleagues when it comes to work and the workplace. But soon I was also thinking of lessons I learned more broadly there as well. These have served me well as I [...]
Dear Sibyl, I’m going wedding dress shopping with my mother tomorrow. I didn’t really want to go and still feel ambivalent about it. My mother can be a loving, generous, supportive person. However, her insecurities can easily and unexpectedly be triggered, turning her into the Witch of the West. She can be mean and offensive [...]
Dearest Clara, Late nights at the office have had me thinking about work recently. This year actually marks ten years that I’ve been in the work force, and in many ways I feel like almost no time has passed by at all. I feel that there is still so much learn, and there are so [...]
Erin Riley was born in Los Angeles, spent some time living in Maine and Boston, and currently lives in the Scottsdale, Arizona. She has four kids—two grown up boys (men, really) and two little girls. Riley graduated from law school, but doesn’t work as a lawyer. Her real training is in philosophy, but as everyone [...]
The last few weeks, my Sibyl inbox has been empty. I was tempted to conclude, “My work here is done. Everyone is fixed.” Then, I encountered a whole bunch of pretty flawed and twitchy humans who could use a good Sibylizing. Therefore, I’m going to provide you all with a little encouragement to write in [...]
Dearest Clara, Sometimes when I travel for work, I have that sensation of needing to get outside right then and there. Often when I travel, the routine involves heading from airport to hotel to office, and then back in reverse again, that it seems like I can go days without fresh air. It happened to [...]
