PinnedPublished inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeWhen the City Doesn’t Feel Like Home AnymoreBut neither does anywhere elseSep 29, 20249Sep 29, 20249
PinnedPublished inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeMy Mother Asked if I Regretted Not Having KidsAnd I didn’t know how to answer herFeb 20, 202450Feb 20, 202450
PinnedPublished inHuman PartsWhy I Stopped Boycotting Businesses and Cutting People Off Because of Their Political ViewsBut I still fall apart in conversations about politicsSep 17, 2024137Sep 17, 2024137
PinnedPublished inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeSometimes a Place Chooses YouReality-testing my fantasy of rural life in retirement.Jul 30, 202446Jul 30, 202446
PinnedPublished inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeWhen My Sister Decided To Cut Off ContactThe decades-old fallout of my sister’s estrangementJun 18, 202455Jun 18, 202455
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeDeath Cleaning with My MotherWe laughed, we cried, we talked, and we did a little tidying upJan 192Jan 192
Published inThe Writing CooperativeWhat I Learned about Writing from the Great British Baking ShowWhen I couldn’t write, I channeled the show as I made Thanksgiving piesJan 163Jan 163
Published inHuman PartsWhy Emotional Parentification Can Be So Hard to OutgrowWhen you believe your job is to manage your family’s emotions, you don’t recognize and honor your ownDec 19, 202417Dec 19, 202417
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We Age“Why Don’t I Have a Close Family?”Taking my mother’s lament to heartJul 16, 202414Jul 16, 202414
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeAsking the Big QuestionsMy father died asking — but not getting — any answers.Jun 26, 202419Jun 26, 202419