Offer what you have and work for peace, justice, and the healing of racial wounds in our country. Note: If … More
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Things I Didn’t Know, I Didn’t Know
We were seated at circular tables of the elementary school library. The faded lighting of the afternoon sun infiltrated through … More
Hope is Always Available!
March 2020
On March 7, 2020, I stowed my suitcase on the wood floor, close to the daybed. Sparkling diamonds of fading … More
One Road Less Traveled
It only took a few minutes to steer the silver rowboat across the murky lagoon to a beautiful patch of … More
I’m Scared of Butterflies
“I’m scared of butterflies,” was an unusual statement to protrude from a child’s soul. I observed that the orange, black … More
Deal With It
I took a deep breath and stepped off the elevator onto the open-air observation platform of 30 Rockefeller Center. I … More
Losers Keepers
The columns of the porch bore the marks of aged, peeling paint and weathering. This century old Gothic Revival home … More
A Year Like That (2000-2001)
At the age of 18, I thought surviving boot camp as a member of the U.S. Navy would be the … More
Carly Joy, When I Think of You
Five months before Carly was born, we were fully aware of just how fragile life could be. She was placed … More