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To the young women in the pizza shop at 2 a.m. 29 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
To the young women in the pizza shop at 2 a.m., I am a feminist. I am a mother of an almost-teenaged daughter and a younger son. I am single. And I am in this restaurant for the same reason...
The last three weeks: seven planes, five states, countless friends, and life, revisited 16 Jul 2013 | 11:11 am
After a few weeks of mostly blissful rest and relaxation, I returned home today full of a bizarre mix of refreshed energy and utter disquiet. Having been surrounded by people about whom I care a great...
The post wherein Petunia flies away 24 Jun 2013 | 10:46 am
Tomorrow morning is a big day, one in which I will put Petunia on an airplane by herself for the first leg of a journey that, after a stop to see grandparents, will end with her spending five weeks at...
Growing up West Virginian 21 Jun 2013 | 11:25 am
Last evening, the first of many small dinner gatherings I hope to have over the summer took place on the deck of my country home. We talked, laughed, and ate as we watched the sun's golden rays set th...
What if there is no finish line? 6 Jun 2013 | 10:05 am
I had no idea that there were such things as ultramarathons until I made a friend who runs them. We're talking 50+ miles at a time and on purpose! Dude ran 31 miles last weekend for fun. I am in...
What if there is no finish line? 6 Jun 2013 | 10:05 am
I had no idea that there were such things as ultramarathons until I made a friend who runs them. We're talking 50+ miles at a time and on purpose! Dude ran 31 miles last weekend for fun. I am in...
What I Want for Mother's Day: A Letter to My Kids 12 May 2013 | 11:53 am
Dear Petunia and Dash, Someday you will learn how babies are made, and it will not match with my theory, which is that life-creation involves the removal of a piece of a mother's heart, the attachment...
What I Want for Mother's Day: A Letter to My Kids 12 May 2013 | 11:53 am
Dear Petunia and Dash, Someday you will learn how babies are made, and it will not match with my theory, which is that life-creation involves the removal of a piece of a mother's heart, the attachment...
Grandpa Was Here 29 Apr 2013 | 11:17 am
A couple of months ago, I lost the greatest man I have ever known, my grandfather, Dick Rossy. Pap would have been 88 on April 25th. Had I to pick but one word to describe Pap, it would be "servant."....
Grandpa Was Here 29 Apr 2013 | 11:17 am
A couple of months ago, I lost the greatest man I have ever known, my grandfather, Dick Rossy. Pap would have been 88 on April 25th. Had I to pick but one word to describe Pap, it would be "servant."....
