Between havoc-wreaking hormone dips and a twitchy-thumbed Prima Donald, Starshine is foaming at the keyboard in this lively collection of her popular and poignant columns from the Santa Barbara Independent. The world has changed since her last book: Her toddlers are teens, her temper is ticklish and our democracy is teetering. But this outspoken scribe is as literate, playful and incisive as ever, serving up a frothy brew of truth and humor.