Every Time a Bell Rings
Holiday commercials warm the television screen. I don't mind them. In fact, I generally find them soothing, except for the Salvation...
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A story is swirling. Water drips over me in the shower. It reminds me of my grandmother's paint brush dripping with water. Without...
I'm Not, "Not Thankful"
It is November and gray and almost Thanksgiving. The air scrapes at my face in the early morning. I come inside to coffee and recipe...
Magic Beans: Something worth trading for or trading in
Last spring I waited through every headline of a news magazine for a report on a study conducted about girls and to which gender and...
Dia de los Muertos: When Foreign Feels like Home
The final years I worked in Guatemala, each mini bus shuttle ride became increasingly excruciating as I listened to individuals who spent...