amandanstanleyMay 2, 20215 minReunion 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...
amandanstanleyApr 4, 20213 minThe Day the Dogwoods Didn't BloomThere are three flowering dogwood trees in our backyard here in Virginia. On the morning my father died five years ago, I walked outdoors...
amandanstanleyOct 20, 20204 minHolding RoomSomeone 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...
amandanstanleyAug 2, 20203 minWhen the ground shifts: lessons from my treadmillDuring the coronavirus pandemic, I have limited my daily physical exercise to activities I can do outside or in my basement. Most...
amandanstanleyJul 26, 20203 minShorelines: A reflection on transitionsEarlier this summer, on one of the nights our family had eaten dinner outside, our children lit sprinklers and ran around in circles,...