The open spaces & the river.
When I was seven years old, I won an award at Girl Scout camp for fire building. We…
The Underworld
(This is also the transcript for the podcast Breathing Out Stars — Episode 31) There is a moon…
Questi stivali – these boots.
It was many years ago during a dermatological excision that we, in our family, learned that Nancy Sinatra…
Mercoledì
The city is hot. We are on the numero 15 tram…stiamo andando in centro – we are going to…
Molotov cocktails…and cocktails
Challenges create opportunities for action. We are in a time now where there are opportunities for you to find faith – to reach for something greater than yourself.
When Life Gives You COVID, make Lemon Cake
(Episode 27, Breathing Out Stars Podcast) Before I begin I want to say a thing about carrying on.…
The Snow Cake
“They were the same little people whose snowy socks went around and around my dryer…”
Of fireflies & darkness.
There once was a five-year old boy. It was summertime — and of course — there were fireflies.…
Craving the Shredded Potato
Months ago, before my surgery, we had dinner at an Asian restaurant with a Chinese friend, M. She…
Bone Saws, Opiates & the Daily Black Pants
I have been asked to provide an update on my recovery: I knew that I was having major…
OsloOhhh.
Will you need help down the stairs, ma’am?, the flight attendant asks. No, I am ok going down,…
Seven months…interrupted.
I have given away our extra pantry items, our blender. We are down to the our tiniest bone…
In ruins.
We are on an island. A big one. A place where streets are broken and the trunks of…
Superpowers.
Look at me, walking down the street. I have a swagger. My swagger says that I have almost…
An expat in blue jello
But what, oh what, is a little old-ish expat to do on a rainy Sunday morning? After a…