My little ones are big ones now and although I dreamed (then) of these child free days, I find I miss them horribly. So I’ve been thinking of their […]
The Cygnet Princess
The Missing Woman
Yes, a headline caught me and reeled me in: “Missing Persons Case Solved! Woman Missing Since 1974 Found Living In Texas.” The article is so short it resists summary, but basically: a […]
In Praise of Frivolous Things: Christmas Lights in the Dark
Originally posted on The Manifesto:
It’s December and that means I’m listening to Christmas music, enjoying Christmas decorations and lights, walking through the Christmas displays at my favorite stores. I’m awash in…
Run Towards Each Other by Katherine Riegel
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
Another winning entry in Brevity‘s Holiday Smile contest: It is Thanksgiving, again. My smile is a weapon cutting off access to my grief-treasure. Or perhaps my…
Metaphors (a poem)
Metaphors by Sylvia Plath I’m a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers! This loaf’s big with […]
Back to School: Time to Let Go
by Suzannah Gilman Not that long ago, I packed my four children into my mommy-van, making sure everyone was buckled in, prepared for the shopping trip in which […]
The Body’s World
THE BODY’S WORLD —after Raymond Carver When we wake up early to ride the horses and find them sweating already in their fine summer coats, we carefully get […]
Mother’s Day 2014
On this, the seventh Mother’s Day my mother has missed, I am thinking about animals. Just a few days ago, my sister and I finally scattered some of her ashes out […]
Bad Mom Abroad
By Julia Connolly I got pregnant the week we moved to London, crawling out of my jet lag stupor long enough to make a baby. At 41 I was pushing it, but […]
The Gloria Sirens 