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I Cry
Every morning I cry. I am invariably the first person to wake up, and I have a routine I seldom break. Make coffee, sit in the...
Second Thoughts
In 2018 I published a memoir in which I castigated myself for being an enabler – and indeed I was and still am. Instead of putting my...
Jake's Journey
Tonight, I will be attending a graduation ceremony that will be like no other I have attended. Because of the pandemic, students will be...
The Power of Empathy
As a school counselor, it wasn’t unusual for me to sit face-to-face with a student (or parent, or teacher) who came to me complaining...
My Mother's Eyes
The month of May, for so many a reminder of life’s renewal after a bleak winter, will forever be bittersweet for me. It was May, 2008,...
Neighbors
When we moved into our home in Grand Prairie, Texas, 36 years ago, we fell in love with our neighborhood. Not only was it a quiet, shady...
OK Boomer
Having just turned 72, I fall into the earliest cusp of the Baby Boom generation, a huge group of Americans born during the two decades...
Validation
When I finished the first draft of my memoir Another Cheesy Family Newsletter, in February of 2018, I didn’t have the slightest idea how...
The Odd Couple
(note: all names are changed) When my daughter rolled up her sleeve, I could no longer deny the horrifying truth. Up to that moment,...
How a bad review inspired me to write another book
Every writer lives for reviews. For the fledgling writer, anxious to establish herself in the literary world, a good review is a small...
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