present (or, I hate shivasana)
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a…
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Remote
This week, the governor of Massachusetts extended our previous two week stay-at-home advisory through May 4, a total of six weeks. That’s…
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My brother the doctor, extra missed today
Today is my big brother David’s birthday. He would have turned 59, and would probably have been freaking out about being on…
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Kookaburra
When I was growing up, we sang a lot. At home, in church, at school, wherever. One of our family’s favorites to…
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Love like velcro
I wasn’t looking for another dog. We already had one, and he was damn near perfect. But when I saw Trixie’s black,…
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What makes this year unforgettable?
After thinking about a short piece for a long time, which I envisioned being called “10 Things 10 Years After Your Brother…
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I hope your Christmas is OK.
It’s Christmas Eve, a night during which I still think I should be prepping to go to my grandparents’ house, then church….
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What Haunts
After my big brother David fell from a mountain peak in Colorado eleven years ago, I became consumed with the loss, with his life, and especially with extreme sports and outdoor adventure stuff because it was what consumed him — and what killed him. It haunted me. It haunts me still.
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On Fairfield Street
Yesterday, while walking our dogs around the lovely esplanade a block from our house, my husband and I said hello to a…
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