Demetra Tsigaris

Full Exposure

Posted by Demetra Tsigaris | Jan 1, 2010 | Feature |

The writer revisits a racy indiscretion and its impact on her feminist principles.

Moments of Truth

Posted by Demetra Tsigaris | Jan 1, 2010 | Feature |

Twice a year, roughly coinciding with the summer and winter solstices, The Monthly offers local writers a chance to submit their personal essays—and readers a chance to savor the cream of the crop. In this, our Winter 2010 essay issue, we are pleased to publish seven compelling essays on the subject of one significant moment. Inspired by tumors, ghosts, sexual straying, pastries (yes, pastries) and more, these literary snapshots capture instants that forever shifted lives.

Ask the Expert: Estate Planning with Sara Diamond

by The Monthly Staff | Sep 22, 2021 | Faces of the East Bay, Family Care

The pandemic created the urgency for many East Bay families to set up an estate plan. Richmond Estate Planning Attorney, Sara Diamond answers questions about wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance health care directives.

Berkeley-based bio honors SF architect Bernard Maybeck’s daughter-in-law

by Pam Valois | Jul 29, 2021 | Architecture, Faces of the East Bay, History

Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck’s life began in 1901 on a Javanese sugar plantation and ended ninety-five years later in her house in the Berkeley hills. I met her in 1977, as my boyfriend and I followed the rumors of a unique cottage for rent. From the time of our first...