Lighting Candles
Today would be my Mom’s birthday. Eighty-five, I think. I’ll have to calculate to be sure. She’s been gone so…
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Thank You, MAM
“I always get these,” my sister says. She passes me the phone-like interpretive device she collected from the smiling, white-toothed…
Trust the Journey: video
I’m trying something new.
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Update: Everything Must Go
Last year about this time, I shared the story of saying goodbye to life-long summer neighbors. (Read the essay here.) For…
Who’s Driving?
“Now, can you close your eyes?” my favorite yoga instructor asks. My arms shake as I hold the pose. Sweat…
Decade of Change
I stood in the backrow. The fitness room’s mirrored walls didn’t allow for anonymity, but I felt better there, even…
Some News to Share…
I’m pleased to announce my essay titled “The 20 Minute Lesson” will be featured in Inspiration for Teachers, the next Chicken Soup…
My Mom and Mary Tyler Moore
My siblings had a different mom. Biologically she was the same, but I’m the last born. The baby. The fifth….
Waiting with Open Hands
It’s happened before. I enter the bathroom, thick with sleep and running late. In my haste, I wrench open the…