I will never forget the day I learned of my mother’s sudden death. It was in the afternoon as I was heading out the door to go pick up a friend from the airport and then run to my newspaper job for a night shift. There were no cell phones in those days. The airport was almost an hour away. I (more…)
You First
Most of my readers are old enough to remember those awkward moments that come with the first declaration of love: “You first.” “No, you first.” From the beginning, both partners shy away from emotional risks. We humans are just frail like that.
We go through our lives in a mode of avoidance – avoiding risks, avoiding confrontation, avoiding anything that upsets our (more…)
I Want
Okay, I have a guilty confession. I love to watch HGTV’s Househunters. I live vicariously through people who are at an exciting and critical juncture in life, and I love to offer advice without argument.
The show also gives me insight into what goes through the head of the average Joe in our society. And sometimes that makes me a little crazy, (more…)
Enjoy the Moment
Our two grown sons still live at home. For the past 24 years, my primary focus has been on being a wife and mom, so the idea of being an empty-nester is a little unsettling for me – so much so that I find myself living in dread of it. What then?
My sense of dread has grown the past few months (more…)
Right Where I Want You
Sometimes I wish I could look upon all your faces because, honestly, the life of a writer can be demanding and isolating – in a word, lonely. I stare endlessly at a computer screen and piles upon piles of printed notes. The occasional face-to-face meeting is such a welcome change that I inevitably dress up, even if those I’m meeting are (more…)