“Your own grandmother wanted me to put you kids in an orphanage”. This wasn’t even said in a fit of rage. It was offered in a tone like announcing the...

Recently, while departing a four-hour lunch with a friend, she looked me straight in the eye and said, “Above all else, we need to be kind.” The comment seemed to...

I’ve been hearing this for quite some time now—that humanity is ascending, that we are on the edge of some great awakening. It’s a beautiful thought, isn’t it? And we...

Do you ever wonder what keeps you safe in this lifetime? Certainly, I don’t mean always having things go your way. After all, we are required, throughout life, to weather...

Debriefing with my siblings about our home life was never a viable option. Consequently, these childhood tales have been brewing inside my system for as many years as I’ve been...

We went to the boat at Shilshole Marina to watch the Christmas lights. There I met Eric. I had heard about him previously from friends, although here he was in...

We hadn’t yet moved to our forever home, so I must have been in third grade. We were living in subsidized housing – a single mom and her three kids....

“For God’s sake, Jonnie. Put that match down!” Mom was hunched over on the front stoop, entertaining herself by lighting the dead grass in the cracked sidewalk on fire. It...

Come to think of it, from a childhood perspective, Easter was the one holiday untouched by sad memories. It felt like the only time I could fully enjoy the experience...