Three unexpected thank yous
I received three unexpected thank you notes in the past week. All of them were from young people […]
I received three unexpected thank you notes in the past week. All of them were from young people […]
Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. […]
When I first thought of this post, I thought it was going to be about having cultural event […]
I have so much to be thankful for and I recognize and give thanks every day. You know I […]
Congratulations on a hardwon victory by Team Obama. I am so pleased that he won, clearly, and can […]
A child is a child no matter what they do, how they talk, their size, or their walk. […]
It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to not go. It’s okay to stay home. Sometimes you need […]
Is that all there is? The lyrics werewritten with a soul-deep, world weariness and sung with a shrug […]
Pleasures surround. Pleasures abound. It was a pleasure to share dinner with a friend and her husband and […]
I am moderating this panel for the Ford Hall Forum.Black Economy, White Privilege Sponsored by the Greater New […]
I’ve noticed that in fiction, especially short stories, stories often stop rather than conclude. While recently reading a […]
“It’s like I’m always meeting them for the first time.”My husband often laments that every time he runs into certain […]
Every family has its movers and shakers who make things happen. There are family historians, family connectors, family […]
The is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of […]
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I think mean things. Venemous things. In rhyme. Like: You […]
I am not generally a procrastinator except when I am. I prefer to think of what I do […]
On a day when you’re just going through the motions; when everything feels like drudgery at its worse […]
My son, Cyrus McQueen, is featured in this short video, Almost Will & Jada, written by a good friend […]