A Midsummer Night with Farther Along writers
Seven of the thirteen of us gathered to share some “farther along” writings at an outdoor dinner party at the …
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Invisible Speed Bumps
We are moving sometime in the next year. Moving away from the house we’ve called home for 20 years. The …
A walk with our children
Written in response to the prompt “What’s in front of me?” September 15, 2012 during our stay at Chateau du …
Cloud Art
What better way to spend a lazy summer afternoon in the mountains than looking at cloud configurations with your grandchildren. …
4, 3, 2, 1
In my memoir, Losing Malcolm: A Mother’s Journey Through Grief, I write about my reaction right after the doctor tells …
Stoplight encounter
The light was red. Usually I can zip right through, but this morning the red light caught me. The stop …
My Lemon Tree’s Roots Go Deep
It is surreal to know that we have lived in our new community for a little over a year now. …
Have Card Will Travel
September 2012 was an exciting time for our writing group. We planned for a couple of years ahead to celebrate …
Farther along, we tell our stories (and leave our cards)
For a long time, some of us in the writing group of bereaved mothers did not find it easy to …
Peggy Saves the Louvre (and Jeune Fille)!
Not everyone in our writing group knows this story, so I am sharing it partly for our group. Every time …
The What Ifs
I’ve got the what ifs tonight, the night after Hank turned 16. And Jack didn’t. I don’t often let myself …
Bridges and baccalaureates
I love baccalaureates and graduations. I never thought I would say this—not I, the one who might once have chosen …
An Inheritance I Have Received
As my mother lay dying, one of her last messages to me was, “Don’t give away my pretty things.” She …
Dialogue with Knees
Me: Why are you bothering me? Knees: We could give you a lot more trouble than this! Me: This is …
“High Functioning Bereaved Parents”
Here are some reflections from my late night/early morning reading: Jeremy Shaton wrote in a New York Times blog about …
Cicadas again
Brood 2 of the 17-year magicicadas are emerging this spring in my part of the world. I hear them singing …
Time travel
This writing is a response to (with inspiration from) Denise Levertov’s poem, “Animal Spirits.” Here’s a link to it: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2013/05/14 When …
flying in the breeze
This was written in response to Denise Levertov’s poem, “Animal Spirits.” Read the poem at this link: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2013/05/14 One of the …
You Are Not Here/You Are Everywhere
Steve, today is your birthday, and you are not here, yet everywhere. You are the gentle breeze enveloping me like …
A Place That No Longer Exists
CRYSTAL BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK- Ontario, Canada The highlight of my summer vacation in the late ’60s and early ’70s was …
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