First, I feel so blessed that my mom is visiting me in Austin for Christmas. I spent two Christmases alone a couple of years ago […]
A Little Holiday Nostalgia
Like many people, I have a host of nostalgic holiday movie-watching memories. We did most of the classics growing up with Rudolf being the most […]
Half My Heart
How can you describe Swedish pancakes — thin and folded in a square stack — With lingenberries and maple syrup To the uninitiated? Sometimes when […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
For me, Thanksgiving is a day of family. It’s been my family’s main holiday for the past few years — ever since I started coming […]
Connecting in Toronto
I’m in Canada! I arrived in Toronto yesterday for my first visit to Canada. The connections here are threefold: One, visiting and staying with family […]
Plan A
Some stories, you know in their telling, are a privilege to hear. My coworker, Jenny, adopted two beautiful twin girls from birth. They are turning […]
Just Love
Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart?
A Cavernous Hunger
I am back in Austin, after ten days of visiting Wisconsin, and along with trying to shake off those post-vacation blues, I realize I also […]
Home
There’s a shirt for sale in one of the Fish Creek shops that has “Home” printed on it, the “o” replaced with the shape of […]
It Looks Like This
Here’s what it looks like Tennis shoes on gravel, then leaves, then dirt A break in the trees and there it is: wide, blue Sky […]