Author Profile

Judy Lightfoot

Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isolated by homelessness or mental illness. Formerly a teacher and professor, she also writes about books, education, and the arts.

Recent Work

Gerald keeps his job

When we first met, his smile was terrified, and my own felt a little wobbly. Then we started to become friends across the social abyss of mental illness.