Exit / Salida
I hate to fly, but I love to see other places, so planes are a necessary evil. Things had been rough both…
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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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Out-aging my big brother
This week marks 12 years since my big brother David died. David was born 12 years before me. I’m now the same…
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Move Your Skin
I often wonder how my brother David would have reacted to developments in the world had he lived. Would he have joined…
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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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On Retreating
retreat noun re·treat | ri-ˈtrēt 1 : an act or process of withdrawing 2: a place of privacy or safety 3: a period of withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction…
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Feeling the Most
“When he’s free soloing, it’s when he feels the most…” Honnold’s mother starts saying to the camera and pauses, so that I…
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Grief Vacation
Last weekend, my husband Peyton and I flew to Denver for a special occasion. I had reserved a small SUV rental, knowing…
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Independent Together
Around lunchtime on Wednesday, I stood in the shallows of the Connecticut River with my husband and two dogs, cooling my calves…
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“All Flowers Keep the Light”
Winters in Massachusetts are always longer and harsher than I’d like, native Texan that I am. Each year after four months of…
