Getting Better at Goodbyes
Morgan Baker
If you’re a reader of The Bucket, you’re already familiar with Morgan Baker’s work. Not only for the many articles she has written, but also for the gentle guidance she has provided on so many of our articles as our Managing Editor. But today, we put Morgan on the other side of the proverbial camera to talk about her book, Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes which has
The “Good Sister”
How a Netflix show helped me reconcile with my sister
It’s no secret that my sister and I don’t always get along. Julie and I are both quick-witted, we laugh too loud, and we’re not shy about expressing our opinions. Over the years, she’s made jokes that hurt my feelings. I can hold a grudge for decades. I’ve
The Cougar Conundrum
He was tall and muscular with eyes the color of Colombian coffee. A sweet face with nary a pore visible, he was leaning against the wall outside the restaurant scrolling on his phone when I walked up. He looked like a catalog model in a John Varvatos patterned button-down, navy sport coat, and slim
Capturing the South Coast
An interview with South Coast Almanac creator, Marlissa Briggett
Marlissa Briggett likes lists, especially bucket lists. Upon turning 40, she made a list of things she wanted to do before her next milestone day – 50 under 50 – which included learning calculus, doing a cartwheel, and running in a marathon. She has now run several
Final Purchase
Editor's Blog
What are those doing in here? I asked myself as I pushed around three cherry tomatoes at the bottom of my disposable plastic salad container. It’s not that I don’t like tomatoes. But I have learned over the years that, as tasty as they look, most salad bar tomatoes are mushy and mealy. Yet there they were