7 Hs in Him

7 Hs in Him

It’s  hard to be humble when you live in the Milky Way, part of a universe commanded into being. “Because I said so,” God would say if you asked, using every parent’s fallback refrain. It’s important to be humane as well as human in our...

The Power of Intention

It’s 5:34 a.m. when we spontaneously awaken, aware of each other as the covers rustle with movement. We’ve beaten the clock alarm. Again. Our dear friend had a chemo therapy session – his 5th one, staring down the barrel of wellness to hit a bulls...
Boundaries and Space

Boundaries and Space

The devil personified always seemed to be seated on my left side when she hissed fiery, false words directly at my face multiple times last year. I could almost feel her spite, er, her spit’s splash. Each time my breath felt sucked from my chest…thank God,...
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

  Today would have been my dad’s 83rd birthday. I think. It’s difficult to know one’s father’s age, when one doesn’t even acknowledge one’s own… Yesterday would have been Larry’s mother’s birthday, a woman...