DURING THE languid days of August, people seek thrills. Some sail in front of freighters, some swim near hungry sharks, some parachute onto national monuments. As for me, I have recently discovered ...

I am a single mother. Shocking, I know, after I wrote about the harness-and-leash set I bought so I could walk my cat like every other normal adult woman. Alas, it’s true. I handle the cat, a kid, and ...