Yesterday, I attended a writing workshop with the author, Elizabeth Berg. Among the many pieces of wisdom she imparted, she added: put it out there. Write, and then share. For the workshop I wrote the following piece. *** Following the church spire, I drive and then walk around Wakefield, Massachusetts, first settled in 1638, a … Continue reading What Motivated Me
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Guard Baby
Could G possibly remember her journey to us? Did her incarnation knock twice? One day when she was about three, she said, “All da childwen aememba.” All the children remember. I held her as she sobbed, “I waited a long time to get in!” Later she said, “It took so long, Mama, in youa belly.” A few days … Continue reading Guard Baby
Mysteries
One Saturday night, we went out to a Hibachi-style dinner where individual chefs put on a cooking spectacle—with food, drink, and fire—in front of a table of twelve. The large room had several such tables, and while we waited for our show to begin, we watched a nearby cooking surface burst into controlled flames. G started … Continue reading Mysteries
In the beginning…
In 2000, after nine years of marriage and many hula-hoops in the infertility world, we finally got pregnant for the first time. We had passed the thirty-year marker, and most of our married friends had started their own families. In fact, everywhere I looked everyone seemed to be pregnant, and I was at my wit's … Continue reading In the beginning…
Where I End & She Begins 