February 3, 2021
“Mom, get to the beach house, and stay there. Honor the quarantine, and stay put. You’ll be safe there from the pandemic.” My daughter sounded earnest, which told me she...
“Mom, get to the beach house, and stay there. Honor the quarantine, and stay put. You’ll be safe there from the pandemic.” My daughter sounded earnest, which told me she...
It was an ordinary wintry January Monday in Cape May County, and our three concrete front steps had iced over from freezing rain that whipped across the marshlands. I held...
Hank sat slumped on my black leather office couch, his back to a foggy bay view on a January morning. When he let me see how disgusted he was, the...
One of my favorite holiday tunes is “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” but this year, amid a global illness surrounding us with fear, being merry while others struggle for...
This is part three of a four-part series. Intimacy has been the topic for the past several weeks, and it will continue to be, with other methods to make intimacy...
This is part two of a four-part series Though our hearts and minds crave intimacy, the self-revelation it requires is often too daunting for us to master. Sharing ourselves completely...
This is the part one of a four-part series. Locking my eyes to hers, I asked Kelly a question she dreaded answering: “How lonely do you feel in this marriage?”...
