Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
It seems to me we’ve dropped a few key words from our nation’s pledge. Indivisible? We’ve become the very opposite. Aspects of our American life that used to unite us — our sporting events and entertainment — now draw us into bitter debate. I enjoyed the whole Super Bowl spectacle yesterday, which is hard for [...]
Maybe you've heard of Seattle's 12th man. Well, I know her. My niece Mari has been bleeding blue and lime green for most of her life. As a lifelong Packer fan, I've tried to convert her, but she won't budge. When reason failed, I sunk to trickery. "You look a little chilled," I told her [...]
Our three-year-old is made of pixie dust and spunk. She loves sweet things like cupcakes, ripe apricots and her new baby sister. She spins through her days like a whirling dervish of creativity. She’s an artist — painting, cutting, tracing, gluing, coloring and then… …she’s a teacher — lining up her stuffed turtle, princess doll, [...]
Sometimes, hope rolls into your life on a sweet cloud of baby’s breath. That’s what happened to us this weekend as we spent time with our two little New Jersey bagels — our granddaughters Margo, who turns three tomorrow, and Ronni, who is just 10 days old. Today, we get to celebrate Groundhog Day with [...]
Last week, a literary magazine featuring my daughter Molly's work launched it's 77th edition. I love her writing -- currently a combination of magical realism in a pastoral, Midwestern setting. I recently read a short story of hers in which wild elephants roamed the prairie. Midway through her vivid description, I had to pause for [...]
