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Reunion in the Waiting Room (A Love Story)

It’s the year 2000. We’ve all survived the Y2K freak-out. The TV still works just like it did before and my 20-year old body is laying on...

The Day the Dogwoods Didn't Bloom

There are three flowering dogwood trees in our backyard here in Virginia. On the morning my father died five years ago, I walked outdoors...

Holding Room

Someone I love very much will be having surgery in a couple of weeks. She has designated me as her person – the one who will drive her to...

When the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmill

During the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...

Shorelines: A reflection on transitions

Earlier this summer, on one of the nights our family had eaten dinner outside, our children lit sprinklers and ran around in circles,...

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