Yearly Archives: 2026

Hunger Strike

And then it hits me: I am witness to my own hunger strike.

Damn You J. D.

Along the way, J. D. Salinger taught me how to exasperate a hypocrite.

The Photo Never Changes

Maybe that’s the essence of grief — being frozen in a photograph while the rest of your life moves on without permission.

Ten Stolen Dollars: Who We Were, Who We Are

That version of me—the one trembling on the asphalt, clutching ten stolen dollars—isn’t the whole story.

On the Edge

She pulled over onto an unpaved section perilously close to the edge, beyond which the mountain dropped in a near vertical line.

The Last Baton

The baton met my palm like a struck match: quick, hot, igniting something deep in my chest. I ran.

Strawberry Poke Cake

That cake was magical, not because of some kitchen sorcery that was evocated by skill. It was because it had a real kind of magic, love.

Arrangements

My mom moves across the room now to her closet, and is gathering clothing to wear for the week. She’s going up before us to help  make the arrangements.

When the Ghost Came Calling Again

But like a ghost, cancer is a master of return. And so, we must learn to live with this haunting, not in fear, but with eyes wide open.

Diamond Girls

Of all the times for Neil Diamond’s songs to make a mental appearance, it felt appropriate. And welcomed.

A Triptych of Deaths in Three Decades

Because there we were: three athletic young men dressed in tight, turquoise blue wet suits with black trimmed gills ‘n all, helmets with shark fins protruding from our heads, and wraparound mirror eyewear.

The Importance of Being Roberta

Roberta was a very intense graduate student from New Jersey, and she was not going to hear of this happening again.
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