I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

Twenty years! I’ve been writing this column for 20 years. As I said back on the 15th anniversary, “except for teaching, that’s the longest time I’ve ever devoted to a single activity.” And I’ve ...

Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2017. Packing again. This time we’re not going far, but the routine’s the same: nighties, underpants, two ...