clashing in my brain, the noises that I hear in the quiet when I talk to him. the silence in the words when I talk with the…… Read more “cacophony”

Over the weekend, I made it clear that I want to start the process of going back east. I don’t expect to pick up and leave immediately,…… Read more “relocation proclamation”

After a healthy pregnancy, just a couple of days past her due date, my sister finally delivered. A baby boy with a cleft chin and a full…… Read more “baby wait”

I think I’m pretty good at keeping myself in check, most of the time. Lately, I’m faltering. I’ve had a number of predilections in the past that…… Read more “compulsion”

My mother said it perfectly as we spoke on the phone this evening. “A piece of your heart will break, and you can’t help it, and there’s…… Read more “too early to tell”