Written in 2024 Overjoyed, Overflowing Wonder, Reflection Poetry, Prose A welcome note, stickied on the front door I Love You So Much! Good Night A dog, seeing you as if it had been a long time, even though it may have been, in fact, a short time A cat, acting as if you are everything …
Written in 2020 My sister and I share the same birthday but were born in different years. Last year, she wrote me a letter for our birthday, which I loved. This year, she suggested we exchange letters. Perhaps she felt miffed because I didn’t write her one last year but regardless, I like this newfound …
Written in 2019 I’m not sure if it was done on purpose, but I’d like to think Bruce (and maybe Rachel perhaps) knew it would be meaningful to me to hear “For You” by David Ryan Harris played at their wedding yesterday. Bruce and Rachel are close friends of mine, and with Bruce in particular, one …
Written in 2019 To the co-owner of the vision, whoever you are, The other day, I was watching a video in which a celebrity couple discussed their marriage. Their openness and approach to their partnership inspired me. I found myself nodding my head in vigorous and immediate agreement at everything that was being said, with …
Written in 2018 Thought I’d share something I did today. I wrote a quick and spontaneous Yelp review for the Ethiopian restaurant Queen of Sheba, which you can read below. I ate there a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, today I felt so moved to write about it. Random, I know, but writing …
Written in 2015 Sometimes things happen that remind me of how interesting life is. I need to be reminded, otherwise I end up more thankless than thankful. Sometimes those things are experiences, people, or both. one. No one is picking me up today so when I get off the bus I start walking. I’m across …
Written in 2015 My mother–mama for short and ma for shorter–works a schedule typical of a tenured nurse. Thirteen shifts a month, which is three or four working days a week. On her work days she wakes up before sunrise. She gets dropped off by my dad at the bus stop by the Todt Hill …
