Dec 24, 2020The Red-Violet CrayonA few days before Christmas, the kids and I drove an hour away to the assisted living facility where my husband’s grandmother lives. We...
Jul 17, 2020Great GrandpaThis pandemic may be called many things—scary, inconvenient, ill-timed, unprecedented. As a mom to two graduating daughters and two...
May 3, 2020Roller Coaster RideYou inhale deeply as you approach the wooden archway. A voice from the speaker above you and to your right is midway through its...
Aug 18, 2016BirdsongWe sit on the front porch—my son and I—as we quietly wait. Our lunches sit atop two T.V. trays. We slap our arms when we feel a bug come...