Heavy Pink Hope
I am here, having settled children in school. Where have these women been before here? Most are a decade or two older than me, a few...
Tranquilo
Two summers ago I went to Santiago, Chile, with my husband, who travels to speak about his work. We have chopsticks from China, bowls...
Confession
I just realized I feel hollow inside today. I’ve been nursing a mild depression this summer: I’m mourning the loss of a friend’s child,...
The Leaves Are Falling
The leaves began to fall this week. I saw them outside my kitchen window and stopped. It’s hot outside, and it’s hard to believe autumn...
A Glimpse
This afternoon I stood waiting for our son to emerge from this world they call middle school. I stood with the other parents, all of us...
Beauty in the Darkness
There is glory and beauty in the darkness, could we but see! And to see, we have only to look. -Fra Giovanni, 1513...