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A tribute to Phyllis
It’s been a month. It has taken a month for me to compose my thoughts and write about my cousin Phyllis’s death - because it hurts. ...

An open letter to Texas lawmakers:
It appears that Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, will soon be signing into law Senate Bill 8, which bans abortion after a fetal...

Ivanhoe Circle
You can’t live in a place for almost four decades and NOT have stories to tell.

Musings on a half century marriage
So … today is Chandler’s and my 50th wedding anniversary. We said “I Do” in our apartment, the minister who lived upstairs (with dubious...

I Cry
Every morning I cry. I am invariably the first person to wake up, and I have a routine I seldom break. Make coffee, sit in the...

Second Thoughts
In 2018 I published a memoir in which I castigated myself for being an enabler – and indeed I was and still am. Instead of putting my...

Jake's Journey
Tonight, I will be attending a graduation ceremony that will be like no other I have attended. Because of the pandemic, students will be...

The Power of Empathy
As a school counselor, it wasn’t unusual for me to sit face-to-face with a student (or parent, or teacher) who came to me complaining...

My Mother's Eyes
The month of May, for so many a reminder of life’s renewal after a bleak winter, will forever be bittersweet for me. It was May, 2008,...

Neighbors
When we moved into our home in Grand Prairie, Texas, 36 years ago, we fell in love with our neighborhood. Not only was it a quiet, shady...