Archive for 2020
Wood and Marble Spaces to Inhale in Deeply
The woman in front of us had coughed and squirmed, her face red as she tried to hold in quiet wheezes. Poor lady. I had wanted to tap her shoulder and assure her it was all right. This March 7th afternoon in Minneapolis basilica grandeur comes to my mind now, two weeks later. Two weeks…
Read MoreOf Sicilians and Songs
Buried high inside a wooden cupboard, we find it. “Alley” by Carl Campbell, Creative Commons cc license A dusty cardboard box with black marker states “Tapes for Car Trips.” And the music for our family’s road trips stands shoulder to shoulder, encased in black plastic cassette tapes labeled with my Dad’s handwriting. Pink Floyd, Dire…
Read MoreOf Cancers and Suicide and Where to Find Joy that Sustains
In noisy bustling houses, we’ve poured more coffee and settled in close. Photo Credit: Ell Brown, Creative Commons cc license In a sunken living room last night at a friend’s house, I pushed my grey footstool closer and we talked of kids, of this last year, and of the future. Pulling photographs from her purse,…
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