Do I deserve these feelings?
Six years ago today, I got home from work, and was sitting across from my then-husband telling him about my day when…
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Always His Baby
When I was born, my brother David was already in junior high: a 12-year-old boy with glasses, gap teeth, and a sort-of-shag…
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On singing in the face of despair
There is something terribly clarifying about existential moments like the one we’re living through. When all of life feels uncertain, we suddenly…
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Día los Muertos para las mascotas
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been an animal lover since birth. I grew up in a house with eight cats, a…
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Loving Animals
I was sitting at my desk at work yesterday when my phone buzzed — a text from my friend Michele’s phone. I’d…
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Staying Inspired
It’s my brother’s birthday again, the day each year when I marvel at what age he would be if he hadn’t died…
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The Empty Seat at the Holiday Table
When the holidays are approaching and festivities are being planned, for families who have lost a member — which is a lot…
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Dogs and Seasons
A decade ago, when my then-husband and I were looking for a bigger house in our area, we continually perused a neighborhood…
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Keeping Count
Every year on this day, I celebrate the fact my big brother was born. And I mourn the fact that he isn’t…
