PinnedSome Water, PleaseMy mother stood at her open back door looking uncertain.“I need help. I’ve brought you a pot of water but I can’t carry it.” Lately we had…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Once More Unto to the Breach . . . NO Thank YouI want to proclaim, loudly and firmly and widely, that there will be no more online dating for me.Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
YamaliI want you to know how incredible, resilient, smart, funny, kind, and brave one of my current college essay students is. I want you to know…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
PeninsulaThe narrow road to Ender’s Island twists and turns, weaving in and among trees at times as well as glacial grey boulders ranging in size…Sep 10, 2022Sep 10, 2022
Two Days After Dad Would Have Turned 92I don’t want to write about this, about how we had to install an additional air conditioner in my dad’s bedroom while he was dying because…Sep 10, 2022Sep 10, 2022
The MistakeI knew it was a mistake as I rode up the elevator. Upon entering, I plastered myself against its back wall as if to shore up my strength…Sep 4, 2022Sep 4, 2022
On Relationships and Shared Cultural References, Or Lack ThereofWhat could have been, should have been a typical courtship of a series of texts followed by a phone call or two and then a date, something…Sep 2, 20221Sep 2, 20221
On Toilets and IndignityI am driving home on Route 1, a two-lane road which goes from 35 mph closer to town to 55 mph along the more residential section. Between…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
The Poet’s BenchSurrounding me on all sides is mountain laurel, its signature wavy trunk and branches filling the woods in every direction, an astonishing…Aug 24, 2022Aug 24, 2022