Janine GianfrediMemories Secured with Packing TapeFolded inside my linen drawer is a faded butter yellow towel, threadbare with frayed edges. In the coat closet, a coral red raincoat hangs…Jul 9, 20181Jul 9, 20181
Janine GianfrediMuir Woods and The American DreamMy family wasn’t very outdoorsy. We lived in a suburb adjacent to New York City. My Girl Scout troop was inspired more by Phyllis Nefler…May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Janine GianfrediBridges, not walls.Wisdom from the final Obama Administration state visit by Italian Prime Minister Renzi, on this sad week in America.Jan 28, 2017Jan 28, 2017
Janine GianfrediThis is what love looks like. This is what democracy looks like.My trip back west, after a year in our Nation’s capital.Jan 22, 2017Jan 22, 2017
Janine GianfrediinPersonal GrowthFor the grieving, Facebook DOES countSeveral months ago, I published “Welcome to the Dead Dad Club,” in part as an act of catharsis, but also as a guidepost for others…Oct 9, 20163Oct 9, 20163
Janine GianfrediinPersonal GrowthWelcome to the Dead Dad ClubDuring my Dad’s wake last year, my long-time friend took me away from the crowd. She’d lost her Dad a decade prior, in her twenties, a time…Apr 6, 201698Apr 6, 201698