Yearly Archives: 2026

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.

High School Lessons

One year a high school friend came over on my birthday. She was shocked that I had no birthday cake. I wasn’t. 

Pain by Numbers

Pain is everything from the ache in my jaw to the grief I felt at my grandmother's bedside.

Finding Purpose in the Wake of Loss

What I failed to recognize then was that hollow ache I was feeling wasn't solely derived from my loss, but that it stemmed from something deeper.

Conversations With My TherApIst: Why ChatGPT is good for more than cheating on your writing

For the past few months, I'd been using ChatGPT in ways that would make Silicon Valley evangelists either deeply uncomfortable or oddly proud.
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