You’ve exchanged friendly hellos while fetching the mail, and now you wonder: who are these alien beings?
Debra RienstraNovember 5, 2022
For all the complaints about how exhausting Zoom meetings are, they do offer fresh opportunities to bond with your coworkers—or get revenge on them, as needed.
Debra RienstraAugust 22, 2020
t’s time once again to welcome guest blogger and advice columnist Pious Petunia, offering timely wisdom and incisively soothing commentary on modern romance.
Debra RienstraFebruary 8, 2020
Today, guest blogger and advice columnist Pious Petunia is back to offer a little sensible comfort and joy for those wearied by the weirdness of the season. Dear Miss Petunia: I would like to prepare during Advent for the coming of Christ by sustaining an…
Debra RienstraDecember 8, 2018
After a long hiatus, guest columnist Pious Petunia returns with wise and timely guidance along the Lenten pilgrim path.
Debra RienstraFebruary 17, 2018
Dear Pious Petunia: How do I cope? Miss P: I’ve been receiving many letters of late whose plaintive pleas boil down to that very question. Thank you for summing up the general mood so concisely. What with a cacophony of conflict and chaos in Washington,…
Debra RienstraFebruary 10, 2017
Spring favors those in the springtime of life. Or does it? Today, guest columnist Pious Petunia features letters from younger correspondents and offers gentle wisdom to soothe the peculiar confusions of youth.
Debra RienstraMay 27, 2016
Advice columnist Pious Petunia returns as a guest blogger to face her biggest challenge yet. What wisdom can Miss P offer for the horror that is Halloween? Dear Pious Petunia: My children nag me every year to buy the expensive bags of chocolate bars to…
Debra RienstraOctober 30, 2015
It’s time once again to consult with our guest columnist Pious Petunia, seeking her wisdom to console and guide us through the rough spots on the journey from Ash Wednesday penitence to Easter rejoicing. Dear Miss Petunia: I usually give up sweets for Lent, and…
Debra RienstraMarch 20, 2015
