Searching Stories

In the universe of trauma, it seems pretty trivial to describe a childhood horror movie.  Looking back now, it is hard to believe that I would be terrified by the old sci-fi low-budget 1950’s film, “The Blob”.  I was surprised to learn from Wikipedia that it was Steve McQueen’s acting debut, and music was by… Read More

My mom’s trauma was real. To her Read More

When our son was young we spent many summers in rented houses on the beach.   (See Skinny Dipping and The Great Hampton Babysitter Heist) One summer when he was three or four we were on a Hamptons beach when the kid went missing,   We may have thought the other one had eyes on him,  or maybe… Read More

After my mother was pronounced dead, my sister-in-law handed me the diamond necklace Mom always wore. Read More

There are many forms of trauma from psychological to emotional to physical. One cannot outweigh or place a different set of values from one to another. In this story, I will describe a horrible accident my husband sustained about 21 months ago, what we know about it and how very lucky we are that he… Read More

Not exactly a Changing Times story but close enough! Kids love snow days when the schools are closed,  and so do we teachers. One winter a few years ago we had lots of snow and every night we eagerly watched the weather report for the listing of school closures When we did have a snow… Read More