We both undressed ourselves in silence. The rushing echo of water filled the room as the tub became full. Now completely nude, I glanced down at my navel ring wondering about her disapproval. I tested the water with my foot and slowly eased my aching body down into the tub…

Several years ago, as a woman traveling solo in India, I found myself a bit remiss to alone for Thanksgiving, the favorite holy-day of my upbringing, usually being surrounded by my favorite autumn food, the bounty of the harvest and the gathering of friends and family in the spirit of…

Marie’s Peaches A Tribute to the Life of Marie & A Special Mention for Marty A Tribute to All of Those Who Died Alone While turning on the flame to heat up the skillet to grill a plump ripe peach this morning, I got the news Marie had just died…

My five year old daughter was crushed to death by an earth moving tractor . . . .driven by her own father. Her father and I had been fighting, duking it out in family court. Family court had decided it was in “the best interest of the child” to spend…

LETTING GO & LETTING GOD Twenty years ago today I was cracked open, awoken by the torrent of life spiraling through me in the waves of contractions of the fast and furious birth of my darling daughter, Malea. …