This website is for me to advertise my books. I’m including a blog written in English and Japanese, and I’ll also have a link to my podcast in Japanese.

Aging is glorious. I’m blunt and perfectly capable of tact. I’m strong-willed but will admit when I’m wrong. Aging has made it easier to put myself out there; I’m going all in.

We need to be able to have discussions on complicated subjects. I don’t have answers; I do have a lot of opinions. It’s time that we make the room to talk about difficult and controversial topics.

Lastly, and I don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s been on my mind lately so I’m putting it out there: Not all white women who speak their minds are Karens. Can we coin a term for old women who speak their minds with tact and dignity?

Maybe I’ll coin that term.

We live in complicated times. If we don’t talk, we’re going to align ourselves with only those who agree with us. Certainly, some issues are deeply personal. I’ll try to write rationally and calmly. Let’s talk. It’s time.