Friday was my Bad News, Good News day. Nothing was neutral; it was all bad and good simultaneously. Started the day by watching the Today...

I’m sitting at my computer sending an email to a friend. The new Walela CD is playing; it is snowing lightly outside my window. My mind...

“Mrs. Warren, the doctor won’t see you until you tell me what’s wrong. Come on now, just tell me why you need to see him.” Betty realizes...

Finally, the day has come when I can resume my walks. After what feels like years, I walk along the Charles River, I wish that you could...

I miss each of the eight of you, and the flowers and shrubs, you contain. When I decided to sell my house, it never occurred to me that...

Steve speeds down the road in his rental car. His fingers tap the steering wheel in time to the country music on the radio. He laughs,...

The scream in his ear woke him. Groggily, he tried to focus. “Wha … What’s goin on?” The screaming continues and he finally realizes it...

When Karen moved into her house, it was early fall. It was the first house she had ever owned. She had grown up in a city apartment in...

The chipmunks weren’t evident the first few years I lived in my house. There were mice, squirrels, lots of rabbits, a deer or two,...

“Free at last.” Joyce sings out as she breezes into her almost empty apartment. She sails her purse and shoes across the room and spins...

As I race through my museum, I get panicky and can’t catch my breath. Once again I’m late. Finally I see the door to the performance room...

I was sitting quietly, one afternoon. As I enjoyed the warmth of the sun, a brilliantly red cardinal flew onto the branch above my...

“Today you must start your vision quest,” Broken Pipe, my teacher, said quietly into my ear. “Today” I repeat in a quivery voice, panic...