Winter Solstice
Editor’s Note: A version of this piece was previously published in the Indiana Voice Journal. I wake while it’s dark and lie in bed…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: A version of this piece was previously published in the Indiana Voice Journal. I wake while it’s dark and lie in bed…
Read MoreI’m debating whether I can summon the energy to get out of bed between snippets of NPR on the clock radio. Through my bedroom…
Read MoreThe slap-crack of skateboards hitting cement punctuates the air. The town park vibrates with laughter, conversation, dog yelps, honking horns. Overhead, dark clouds roll,…
Read MoreI cherish the rhythm of sharing meals with others, be it the simplest meals of black beans and rice to the most festal Sabbath…
Read MoreThe years have a way of making technology lose its bluster. And so do the centuries. When our southern Michigan farmhouse was built, the…
Read MoreOn the day it reached 13 degrees below zero, I decided to go for a walk. Our dog begged to go after weeks marooned…
Read MoreAt the first signs of decline, I saw the illusion I’d buried in the depths of my subconscious float to the surface: I had…
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