Tag Archives: love
Hoping for New Blooms
This can’t possibly work. Hemza is half my age and lives 3,800 miles away. But after he visited me in November, he updated his online status to say, “I fell in love with his soul before I could even touch … Continue reading
Learning to Let Love In
My husband Jim likes people more than I do. He even lets them in the house. I’m more tentative about such things. It’s a hard habit to break. Growing up in Mississippi, I was in charge of keeping visitors waiting … Continue reading
Heather
When she was pregnant with me, my mother bought yellow and blue yarn, thinking she would make me a blanket despite not being crafty. She never made it but kept the skeins thinking, “One day, maybe.” Every few years she … Continue reading
Beautifual Condolence
People have been asking you how long is too long to wait to send a letter of condolence. I lost my 25-year-old daughter almost 30 years ago. This past April I received a five-page anonymous letter from a guy who … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 
A Type of Second Sight
Before my divorce, I took lots of selfies and posted them on Facebook. I read the comments greedily: “Beautiful family,” “looking great.” We must be OK, I reassured myself, if people see us that way. What an astonishment to fall … Continue reading →