I In the black of the morning brake lights and street lights strung together like a garland blurred by the arcs of rainwater dragged back and forth across the windshield.
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In the Black of Winter
Posted in Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers, Menopause, Motherhood, Renewal/rebirth, Seasons on December 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Forbidden
Posted in Adam and Eve, Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Dreams, Fathers, Love, Religion on January 19, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I I wonder about the conversations between Adam and Eve. Adam didn’t exactly come home after a long day and tell Eve all about the petty little aggressions at work. Eve didn’t meet Adam at the garden’s gate with stories of how the kids got on her nerves; she conceived her first child after […]
It took a long time, Dad, but I’m ready
Posted in Aging, Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers on January 8, 2015 | 3 Comments »
Defying medical theories and scientific predictions, my father made it to his 80th birthday. His body reached a perfect trifecta of failure – heart, kidneys and lungs hung on by a delicate balance of medications and dialysis. One of his legs was numb for years, his spine was curved, one eye perpetually drooped from the […]