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My daughter and I are back to school shopping. We sweep through the big red-framed doors into Target, into the coolness and light and open space that smells like newness and popcorn mingled together. We stop for a cart and I take off long-striding into the...
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After waiting anxiously for it to arrive in the mail, I quickly finished the first book of assigned reading for Journey into Silence. Short Trip to the Edge, by Scott Cairns is a spiritual memoir that tells of the author’s midlife crisis in which he’s struck by...
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The following post was accepted for publication by Sheloves/Magazine, where the voices and stories of women from all over the world are published every day. You can start reading here, then click over to read the rest of the post. Enjoy! * ...
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Seems like so many people I know, Mom’s in particular, are feeling close to the edge these days. Maybe it’s the change of seasons, the impending change of schedules, change of wardrobes, one more mind-numbing round of pulling bins in and out of tiny...
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After graduate school I worked for a year as a waitress at the Olive Garden. Dressed in black pants and a pressed white shirt with requisite greasy necktie, I carried heavy trays of dishes to my waiting tables, taking care to place each meal with precision...
