Broken Toes
Every year, like clockwork, my mother would walk into my childhood rocking chair late at night and break her toe. The first broken toe accident happened some time after [...]
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Jan, 2020
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Dec, 2019
The Greatest Gift
After a night of limited sleep, I woke up on a four-foot long hospital couch and greeted my 70th birthday. I wore the longest inverted crescent moon frown I can [...]
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Aug, 2019
The Forest
We entered the woods this year. In January. We didn’t slowly stroll in—we were yanked out of our complacency and tossed into the thicket. We never left, but often [...]
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Nov, 2017
Surviving Holidays
Some thoughts on getting through holidays & other special days (and maybe even learning to enjoy them again) Holidays are a difficult time for families after the death of a [...]