‘The Adopted’: I visited a WW2 soldier’s home in Michigan to see what he sacrificed

At his home in Lansing, his family shared the remarkable bond they have forged with the Dutch who adopted his grave.

The Crazy List

Reflections on my time in the psych ward

The Wisdom of Loss, and the Paradox of Pain

For years I have watched my grandmother’s mind unfold — her consciousness slowly…

When My Grandmother Moved In With Me, It Saved Us Both

Sometimes the best lessons come from those who…

Strongly Ambivalent About Love

Love means never having to say you’re certain

My dad comes home in a box

Sidewalks sizzle in Manhattan. Molten, hissing, dangerous. And even more torrid in the tenements where I work…

My First Day of Grade One

Homeschool freak turned primary school teacher, and how it changed my life

Denial is a Drug

It can be as destructive as any other

Cairo to Karaoke

Bed bugs and waterfalls

Fifteen Years

On the messy beauty of a sober life