I saved his half-dead infected life from severe wounds and certain death caused by deep feral cat bites, …and he literally melts into Joe. I take him to Lowe’s, fishing, Starbucks, and even to my book writing spot on the Appalachian Trail, …and he crawls into my disabled brother and sleeps the deepest of rests. […]

At 70, I’ve come to understand that life is like the changing of seasons—people come into your life, and they leave, just like the weather. Some arrive like spring—warm, fresh, and full of hope. Others, like winter storms, come without warning, heavy and sudden, and they’re gone just as quickly. When I was younger, I […]

I was staring at the empty Halloween costume aisle at Target, fighting back tears because everything decent was either sold out or sixty dollars, when my eight-year-old daughter looked up at me and said “Mom, maybe we could just make something?” It’s been three months since the divorce was finalized, and I’m still learning how […]