Stars and Eyelashes

December 15, 2016

As a little girl I said my prayers every night, sure to name every person, wishing for them the love, …

Puffins, Pandas, and Vampire Bats

November 28, 2016

Did you know you can watch Puffins, live on YouTube? Seriously, right here and here (I wouldn’t joke about a thing …

November 18, 2016

This most recent, seemingly endless, election cycle has left many Americans feeling conflicted, angry, disenfranchised, and fearful. Last week’s …

November 10, 2016

“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.” ― Cornel West Election 2016 I’m struggling to …

May 8, 2016

For some of us, Mother’s Day is a less than celebratory occasion. My mother was a complicated, mangled, shiny train …

December 4, 2015

Tonight, I’m sitting in an upstairs room in the Highland Park home where our Play Reading group takes place. Downstairs, …

November 25, 2015

Like so many people, I’ve made wishes on dandelions gone to seed for as far back as I can remember. …

November 7, 2015

April 8, 2015

How to release him? He left his mark in wood grain and no stone untouched.

January 28, 2015

Originally posted on In Others' Words…:
Our intention was to dance on his grave. My beautiful cousin, who I’d not seen in…