I’m sitting in a wrought iron chair on the back patio, cupping a mug of coffee while tendrils of steam dissipate in the crisp fall air. I spend more time out here lately. We have two new puppies, Havanese litter-mates--Susanna and Wesley. The female’s half the...
for reflection
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when jealousy visits
Jealousy is one of the occupational hazards of being a writer, and the most degrading. And I, who have been the Leona Helmsley of jealousy, have come to believe that the only things that help ease or transform it are (a) getting older, (b) talking about it until the...
what are we waiting for?
I almost missed it, but it’s been one of those weeks, and the very last proverbial bump-in-the-road is a 2-inch incision with eleven stitches across the back of my shoulder. Rest and don’t get hot and sweaty, the doctor tells me. Down here at the edge of the hot and...
about school shopping and santa
Neither Abby nor I feel good, but summer’s winding down, and we’ve set this day aside for shopping. Time to hit the “cool” stores and try on some “cool” clothes in order to be “cool” during that first week of school. Time to watch mother and daughter do battle...
dear heavy heart, from yours truly
Dear Heavy Heart, I know you. I know your dark dread that rests heavy like a...
feeling guilty about being saved: my 19-year-old self
Dear God, There is a way in which I sometimes I felt a sense of belonging....
lee daniels’ the butler: some reflections
My parents moved from the Detroit area to buy four small rustic cabins on a...
reflections on beauty and lessons learned too late
Every year for Christmas, she'd give us roughly the same thing. My sister and...
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