Cold

Victoria Dougherty comes from the ultimate Cold War family - daring escapes, backyard firing squads, communist snitches, bowlfuls of goulash, gargoyles, gray skies and bone-chilling winters. In Cold, Dougherty writes essays with humor and raw soul. About the heart-rending stories she grew up hearing at her dinner table and the two-hanky drama that played on in her home. She ponders how her family's bad luck - so bad her parents dubbed it a curse - against all reason became a force for good in her life. More on Cold... WordPress, the blogging platform that hosts some 70 million blogs worldwide, has singled out Ms. Dougherty's blog, also called Cold, as one of their top Recommended Blogs by writers or about writing.