Author: Jacqueline Lundquist
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Review: Barbra Streisand’s 900-page memoir strikes a perfect chord
I have had two conversations with Barbra Streisand. Both were one-sided. One lasted about a minute. The other went on for more than 48 hours. The first took place on election night at a reception for Bill Clinton in Little Rock, Ark. I was buzzing with excitement thinking there was no way anything could be…
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My week with horses: A surprising story of female empowerment
Long before Leif Garrett, Shaun Cassidy and Farrah Fawcett covered my walls, I hung posters of horses. As a pre-teen, I jumped up and down on my bed, riding in motion with Elizabeth Taylor as she jockeyed her horse across the finish line in the 1944 film “National Velvet.” Fast-forward to summer 2022. When my…
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100 deliveries: My week as a culinary desire fulfillment officer
As the clock struck midnight and the calendar rolled over to 2020, I was excited about the year that lay ahead. It seemed such a perfect number, one of clarity of vision and nice round digits. I had my dream job — traveling the world raising awareness and money for clean water projects in India and…
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Arlo Guthrie remembers India’s Kumbh Mela
The Kumbh Mela, a gathering of Hindu pilgrims to the holy rivers of India, draws ten of millions of people over 55 days to bathe and absolve their sins at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Sarasvati rivers. The pilgrimage only happens once every 12 years at four locations. When Colorado Springs…