Three Month Checkup
In Mother Words Blog January 10, 2020
I dreaded opening the door and stepping inside, but once I entered the small space lined with draping cloth, I…
Lillies
General/Column December 30, 2019
Geraniums and pansies once splashed color outside my parents’ front door. Now only crumbles of potting soil remain, frozen in…
I Write Your Name
Taking Flight December 30, 2019
My beautiful girl, my ragged girl–your tattered sweater shot through with holes hangs off your body, limp wave of defeat, of…
Wind and Grace
Toddlers to Teens December 30, 2019
The winds are back, as is the memory. My five-year-old daughter asks, “Will there be fires?” I look at her…