The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was in college, I had a professor who often began class with a ritual. He’d shuffle to the front of the room and reach […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I read about a new technology that sounds completely ridiculous and perfectly rational – all at the same time. Let me explain. There’s a new […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tonight, after a birthday dinner ending with a hot fudge sundae topped with a candle, I sat on the sofa next to Jack, our middle child […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear High School Juniors and Seniors, It’s that time of year when graduation caps all over the country are tossed skyward in celebration. While those caps […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I went home last weekend – not my current home but the first place I ever knew as home – a little town in southern Arkansas […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A wonderful thing happened Sunday afternoon. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I’d carried my laptop to the sofa with every intention of working and trying to get a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I put three kids, two dogs and one highly annoyed cat into a small closet under the stairs in our house. Then Tom and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night was miserable – one of the longest I can remember. I made the mistake of thinking I could take an over-the-counter medicine that helps […]