Rebecca S. Krantz

“Are you done with the move yet?” I hear this question a lot lately. The answer is yes, and no. We are mostly living in our new place at Arboretum Cohousing (“Arbco”), and participating actively in the vibrant community. We are slowly doing additional repairs, decorating, organizing and settling in, a process which may never be […]

Whew, I’m back in Madison after another trip. I’ve been away seven out of the last seventeen weeks and have been disoriented about the month and season as a result. This latest trip was to Berkeley CA, to celebrate my aunt and uncle’s 60th wedding anniversary. A family reunion of sorts, with all of my

I’ve been through a lot of letting go. I let go of the partner I lived with back when I wrote that personal essay, and the house we owned together. I let go of being able to conceive a child. I let go of the illusion of safety and control when my mother was killed by a drunk driver in 2006. I let go of my breasts when I had cancer in 2015. I let go of the myth of meritocracy as I learned how privilege shapes my life. I’m working to let go of the climate-as-we-knew-it.

Welcome to my amazing new website design! I am so grateful to the incomparable Kimberly Cho of Half Cup Studio for creating it. The logo and the look of the site feel so resonant for me, giving me a boost, like a good mantra or mission statement does. A felt sense of clarity about what I’m about as