Last night, I was a member of a Quaker clearness committee in support of a friend who is getting married next year. It was the first of several meetings over the course of the fall/winter, during which the group will explore issues in their relationship, and support them going forward into marriage. From what I […]
The Final Scene
As the relationship ends and all the talks have already happened, sometimes there’s just not much left to say.
The Body
It is cold. Colder than it is outside, it’s that awful cold that bites your nose, the air thick with the smell of death and filth. We are stunned; words cannot describe the scene we have walked into.
Evolutions
As I evolve, sometimes things change and friends drop off along the way.
Can Your Children Be Honest?
Adolescence, the period of a child’s life when they are most vulnerable to outside influences, is rightfully a scary time for parents. Children of this age become the target of many negative influences while at the same time experiencing hormones that are raging out of control. The only influence that they seemingly become deafened to is that of their parents.
Is Your Child Surviving or Thriving?
A vital responsibility for parents is to provide healthy influences for their children during developmental years, to help those children learn to thrive.
Good Grief
Clause was a sable black cat with an attitude built on entitlement. He graciously allowed me and my other cat, Jack, to share his home, his food and his sleeping quarters for nearly three and a half years.
The Gate
Author Wanda Lambeth wonders if she helped her father’s death be easier for him and tries to cope with being an adult orphan facing her own fragile mortality.
A Non Refundable Christmas Gift
I have spent more than 25 years as a feminist activist fighting for justice for victims of sexual abuse. This is my coming out story as an incest survivor and learning to live with PTSD.
Going, Going, Gone: 14-Year Old Boyness
There exists a perfect stage in every male’s life, where the boy is fading away, and the man is emerging.
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