Julia Elliott

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Of Memories and the Memorable

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and...

Wicked Winter

I hate to say it, but the older I get, the more the cold weather gets to me. I've always prided myself as someone...

Home for the Holidays

I've been traveling a lot lately. Toronto, Chicago, New York, Fort Lauderdale, all in the last couple of months. Inevitably the people I met...

Birds of a Feather …

A couple of years ago, I had a really insightful conversation with a friend/colleague about race. My side gig as the associate publisher of...

New Decade, New Look

If there is one constant in life, it's change. People come and go. Businesses open and close. Trends emerge and fade. So when something...

Division of Labor

I really hate to say this. It truly pains me to say this. But the truth is I think women have lost some ground....

The Beauty of Brothers (and Sisters)

A few weeks ago, my parents flew up from Florida for a visit. My dad hasn’t been feeling well lately, and it had us...

Keeping It Clean

I can still remember that day in junior high when I realized that I smelled. I was wearing my rainbow-striped sweater and some hot...

Lessons from Hillary Clinton

Love her or loathe her, here are three things you and your kids could learn from the Democratic presidential nominee.

Travel Wonders

One of the things I'm embarrassed by is how little I've traveled. It's the sort of thing that I'll sidestep in a conversation. Someone...

Michigan Baby Name Ideas

Seven super and unique baby names to show your home state pride for the mitten state.

Sex – It's Complicated

Here's a little inside baseball for you. Or, to put it more plainly, inside Metro Parent. People often ask me what goes into the...