Children
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Ignite — 10/4/24
When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out of it.” — Erma Bombeck Continue reading
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Play Write
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” — Carl Jung Continue reading
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Can You Hear It, Brother? — Part TWO
The turbulence of late 1960’s impacted everyone, even a Junior High School student from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. Continue reading
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Can You Hear It, Brother? — Part ONE
An award-winning fable and an award-winning science story . . . who knew where my school assignments would take me? Continue reading
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Blacks and Whites Don’t Mix
The sins of the father are visited upon the children. Continue reading
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Maternal Pop-ups — Part Two
What do you do when your dead mother pops up? Look away? Continue reading
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Maternal Pop-ups — Part One
What do you do when your dead mother pops-up? Pay attention? Continue reading
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Years of the Cicadas
For decades, the appearance of the 17-year cicadas was my life metaphor. Then I saw the light. Continue reading
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Succumbing to a Broken Heart
Losing a child to suicide is unbearable. It is a heartache no one can heal. Continue reading
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My Ancient Virus
“My memory has something to say about the way trauma has altered my body’s DNA, like an ancient virus,” writes Carmen Maria Machado in her recently published memoir, In the Dream House, an account of a lover’s psychological abuse. “Dream… Continue reading
