My Big Fat Portuguese Death VigilThis is a story about what happens when you surrender to dying and magic happens. It requires believing in ghostly premonitions.May 16, 20231May 16, 20231
Caregivers Don’t Want This BSI turn the car radio to the local NPR station and the “This I Believe” segment turns my mood from light to bitch-crazy angry.Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Stormy Joy: Pressing Pause on AnxietyAs a long-haul caregiver, I’ve learned one especially important thing: if we can press PAUSE on our anxiety and worrying, we can let in…Feb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023
Losing Love in the Trilling SeasonOh, the pleasure that awaits tonight. I close up the house early. It is time. I can hear them.Apr 27, 20224Apr 27, 20224
The Cowards Call the Cops on MeHurricanes are the storms that rage here in Rhode Island, the Ocean State. I, however, am a twister. Especially when people call the police…Jan 12, 20221Jan 12, 20221
The COVID Wood Nymph Needs to Fly“You’re like a wood nymph. How magical you are,” he says as we stand on the small deck of the Nantucket cottage, drinking prosecco in the…Jan 10, 20221Jan 10, 20221