Monthly Archives: January 2011

Grandmothers and grandfathers and… they poke at me and tug my sleeve. Listen to us; our voices are real. These things did happen. Tell our stories, learn from our lives. Keep our words with you…  (adapted from a poem by … Continue reading →

…and though it be my story                                                                                                                    it will be common,                                                                                                                                    though it be singular                                                                                                                                it will be known to you…  (Mary Oliver) I will be occasionally posting some of my personal essays on this site for the benefit of friends … Continue reading →