A month ago, I declared I was taking a brief break from writing this blog, but clearly I don’t seem to be capable of taking a real break! I write now in the midst of a racket overhead from the hammers of the roofers who arrived today, Election...
A Fork in the Road (Week #3 of “A Brief Pause”)
A few weeks ago I realized I needed to simplify my life to maintain focus on finishing my novel-in-progress. That is when I put this blog into what I’ve called “A Brief Pause,” so I would stop writing about matters of life and death and focus on...
Nothing Like a Baby–Week #1 Blog Pause
Today is the first day when I am officially on my self-declared blog pause. But, as I promised, I am not going to be completely silent. My sister is visiting now with her daughter, and her daughter’s daughter (my grandniece—who happens to be the...
Finding The Humor in Death and Dying
https://www.today.com/health/essay/als-fatal-diagnosis-humor-rcna47370 I hope you enjoy today’s post which is an essay I wrote for Today.com about humor and death!
It Will Be Hard To Leave
(This post is a day late because yesterday the internet was down!) The last few -weeks have been hellish in this country. We’ve seen the worst of human nature on display, not only in the shooters, but in many of the people responding to the...
What It Feels Like To Be Dying
I have been going to the same masseuse for a couple of years now. When I began going to her my body was fit and strong, not a bad specimen for a woman of my age. Now, certain muscles throughout my body have begun to shrivel and atrophy; I have...