The Sweet Jar – Episode 11
“…she always strove to repair the small tears in the fabric of society to make things better, to leave things better than when she found them.”
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…