Suprise Me

Dr. Byrne's office was in his home in East Orange, New Jersey ... What first struck me whenever I entered was olfactory ... Read More

Losing a pregnancy is a very low time in any woman’s life. I’m writing to tell you that you survived, and you thrived. Read More

I drifted through high school, worried about my grades, seeking good roles in the school plays, yearning until I could be in the top choir (I didn’t like being in the all-girl’s Glee Club and Girl’s Choir…we sang simple songs and at one point, I was made an alto simply because I had a strong… Read More

How we started our most cherished Christmas tradition! Read More

“Tell me what you read, and I can tell you what you are.” A man said, “I read Spinoza, Shakespeare, Plato and Kant.” Read More

When you are the oldest, your parents practice on you. So you receive the benefits of more attention and bear the brunt of their mistakes. Read More

I kiss my father's smiling face.  Such a brilliant mind trapped by dementia Read More

My boss said "I'd love to spend an hour inside your head someday". Read More

Life is weird right now, but not terrible. I'm sad about Molly's graduation being cancelled, and not singing with my choir. Read More

My Heart Remembers My Grandmother’s Hotel The leader of a writing workshop I took years ago asked us to think back to our earliest memories and write about a place our heart remembers.   I thought of my grandmother’s hotel in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York where I spent childhood summers.  (See My Game… Read More