“Permission to change”: Mary Laura Philpott, author of the new memoir-in-essays “I Miss You When I Blink,” talks about incremental reinvention, finding the courage to quit and realizing no one else cares, and making peace with not having the answers.

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* How Prince’s death stirs fans’ concerns for their heroes who are still living, Los Angeles Times, April 22 2016

Well it obviously wasn’t going to be a Hootie video.