I grew up as an only child, and I was an easy child. I listened to my parents, especially following my mother’s instructions lest I wanted to suffer her wrath. I studied earnestly. From an early age, I scrubbed the floors, completed the family’s laundry, and assisted with dinner preparation. On the occasions that IContinue reading “Straddling Two Worlds”
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Filled To The Rim
My life is brilliant. My heart is pure. I saw an angel. Of that I’m sure. I’m sitting on the floor of the nursery, with music playing from my phone. White snow globes with children frolicking around a Christmas tree, along with other gifts of hand lotions and pajamas, and ribbons and wrapping paper andContinue reading “Filled To The Rim”
A Far View
About five years ago a mother and her toddler son made the news in the most horrific way. She had taken her two-year-old to the local zoo and visited the African painted dog exhibit. The boy was standing on the railing for a better view of the dogs while his mother was holding him. IContinue reading “A Far View”
A Relationship With Time
I first met Time when I was about 27 years old. Danith was asleep with his back turned to me. Pluto was snoring in his bed on the floor beside me. The moon shone through the white sheer curtains in our guest bedroom, making the white beadboard on the one wall glow. At that moment, IContinue reading “A Relationship With Time”
At The River
After I delivered Daffy on Thursday evening, our doctors and nurses repeated that we could stay in our room for as long as we wanted and that we could see Daffy as often as we wanted. Our room was spacious with a comfortable couch for Danith to sleep on, but the next morning, he wasContinue reading “At The River”
Fireflies and Daffodils 