Read about Jane Austen's endings for Kitty, Jane Fairfax, Mr. Woodhouse, and other characters.

A look at social class and who married up and who married down in Pride and Prejudice

Answering a few questions on entails, including–Why entail the estate when it could mean losing it to a Mr. Collins?

All about the stresses of the morning school run, which has taken five years off my life

My extensive analysis of Scooby Doo cartoons, supported by my having read my children every Scooby Doo book published in the last decade

My first born, behind the wheel, and my level-headed existential crisis response