There is a picture that has always hung on the walls in my mother’s home. My great grandmother is standing at the kitchen counter holding...

I was talking to my husband the other day and we engaged in a discussion about relationships. I had recently listened to a podcast with...

I've only been on the planet for a blink of an eye and I'll admit, I don't know much. I know even less about things that don't relate to...

Last night I had an interesting dream. My dreams tend to be out there, but this one was different. I sometimes wake up and start...

I was sitting in a small room in a small house in rural Kenya with my friend, Katie. It was night, but we could see and hear that a storm...

It's been a while I miss you I miss them A murdered spirit Laid to rest in a homey cage Morning caws understood A colloquium in the dark...

Well, if you're stuck at home like the rest of the world you're probably thinking and doing a lot of things. You're probably feeling a...

There is a shift in the world of women and men. Can you feel it? As a woman I am feeling it, hearing it, sharing it. Over the past 4...

*I haven't changed anything in this piece as it's one of my favorite stories and I can see how my writing had shifted over the years. I...

* I wrote this while I was grieving the loss of my father. I have updated it a bit, but it's true to the original. At the time I was...

My past, myself, my identity My heart, my life, my soul Through the lens of a new me I see a new future What do I keep? My mind is a pool...

I was here for a time. I was here and I was small, finding my bearings. I was here and I was grown, loosing my grasp. I was here missing...

I used to watch intently, my father baking something sweet. He had several cookbooks that he treasured, using recipes over and over...

This is a big word. It's a relevant word in our society today (#wordplay). There was a time, when being a part of something meant being a...

It's been over 10 years since I traveled to Kenya. I spent my whole life wanting to go, mainly to see lions and cheetahs. When I was...

You may be tired of this topic and I don't mean to belabor, but I think it's a discussion worth having. I want to share some lessons and...

You passed away early in the morning on May 8th, 2012. I returned to the hospital and sat with you for hours. You were a shell, it was...

Several minutes passed and Anna, Marco and I were sitting alone. Cathy and Paul had gone back outside, I think to smoke. We finally heard...

Forward My father passed away in the early morning on May 8th, 2012. He had been sick for a while, probably longer than I realized at the...

Bee sat at the bottom of her stairs listening to the voices around her. She didn’t know what to make of the situation. She never thought...