Be warned, all this looming holiday action has me feeling sentimental. I blame said sentimentality for this post. That and T Kira Madden's memoir, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls. It's a stunning book that I highly recommend. T Kira's voice is lyrical, compelling, and unassuming. She's as generous…
I just returned from my mother's hometown, Dixon, Il. Of her nine siblings that lived to adulthood, only four remain. But holy cow did they procreate so every family gathering is massive. We rented this 100 year old homestead for our home base. (If you want to see those pics…
SPRING IS HERE! I keep reading articles and blogs on time scarcity. That seems to be what the Universe keeps serving up to me via emails and social media. Maybe it's because Rocco's schedule has temporarily changed to an amorphous, unpredictable amoeba-like thing which has, granted, put a dent in…
