January delivers. The dark. The cold. I’m glad it’s here, finally. I’ve been waiting all winter for just this kind of night, when the snow blows into the cat’s eyes and makes it turn toward the door. The streetlights throw beams through the snow and all is quiet, hushed. The…
One CommentCategory: Uncategorized
Now that I’m back rewriting my book, I find that my most important work every day is putting a few sentences together. On Monday, Jan. 4, I started my new writing discipline. I did well the first day. Then, I got sick with a terrible cold. This is what I’d…
2 CommentsI took back part of my life today. I don’t know if I will have it tomorrow but for the moment it doesn’t matter. I did something good today, something that made me feel good in a way I haven’t felt in a long time. What I did was simple.…
Leave a CommentThere’s nothing in my life at the moment I treasure more than the relationships I have with my kids. My daughter, now 24, rings me several times a week and spends at least one evening a week with us at home. My thirteen-year-old son loves doing things with me and…
One CommentNot being an animal of routine, I look forward to the holidays. The tasks and activities associated with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year interrupt the normal course of days. In between family and parties and shopping, pauses give me time to think about the course of my life, where…
Leave a Comment