A ‘shop at home’ story

My coffee pot broke. My first instinct was to get on Amazon and see how long a new one would take to get here because I sure as heck was not traveling anywhere anytime soon and as if anywhere in TL sells them...then I thought of Bart’s. Of course he had one!

Tell them, before it’s too late

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

Coming out the other side

For months now, we all lived in fear that one way or another, we’d somehow get exposed to this new virus. I’ve lost several friends to this scourge…strong people who fought with all they had, but who ultimately lost the battle.

Gratitude for grandparents

A three-pound baby entered the world in recent days. This precious child was born after his Mom spent seven weeks in the hospital on bed rest. At home, Dad and two siblings were working, going to school, and worrying.

A Thanksgiving Concert

It was the evening before Thanksgiving, and David stood in the stage wing ready to make his entrance. It was to be his debut performance at one of the biggest, most famous concert halls in the world.

Dementia affects the family

I was very young when my grandfather suffered his first stroke and began his battle with vascular dementia. I grew up understanding that he was not like the other adults in my life. He would take me on long walks around the neighborhood, but it was never entirely clear who was supervising who.

Let’s put ourselves in their shoes

When I met her, she was younger than I am now. I was responsible for admissions to our hospital that day, and the ER doctor called me about a woman with intractable bleeding. It had been going on for several months, but she was embarrassed and unsure.

Stray Thoughts: On the 8th Day of COVID

On the first day, I knew something was wrong. Despite having normally sharp senses I completely lost my sense of smell. On the second day, I lost my sense of hope (but that may have been a post-election effect).