Hands. Years ago, when my nearly 30-year-old daughter was closer to single-digit ages, I wanted to capture photographs of hands making and doing tasks. So I did. I created a sepia-toned set of photographs to display in my basement’s “play area.” My recently deceased grandmother’s hands lifting the lid on…
I am very allergic to cats. So even though I like them, I would never live with them on purpose. I would never be a cat lady. Dog lady? Definitely.
In addition, I have strong caregiving tendencies. So even when I physically and spiritually clean my life up and minimize…
Time is a limited resource. As a middle-aged person, society tells me that I might be more than halfway through my life. As a person who has had a few 90-plus relatives, I can see that maybe I will get another 40 years…but this is a short time! It is…
This school year has been weird but something jumped out at me just last week: As I was parking in the front lot, a white van pulled up behind me and various unrelated children poured out of it. The van sped off quickly.
What the heck was that? A lightbulb…
“Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it” is being re-enacted in the politics of 2021. The conservative party is up to its old tricks — attacking a 40-plus-year-old historical and legal analysis called Critical Race Theory.
The Republicans feign ignorance in the irony of white supremacist…
“Don’t be afraid to take up space.”
I copy the yoga teacher, Jessamyn Stanley, and listen to her explanation of the star asana. Yes, it feels good to reach my arms up and out as far as they can go, to stand with my feet wider than parallel—yet firmly planted…
Making peace with my imperfections.
My way may not be easy. You did not say that it would be…Lord, help me hold out. Until my change has come…
A rush, a gurgle, a tinkle … what does the flow of your school day sound like?
I hear rushing waters and I am hoping for the best yet fearing the worst. I see choppy waters ahead and I am a crew member on the HMS Resolute. As a consummate…
My grandmother moved North, so she didn’t have to keep working on the farm. She journeyed first to Philadelphia to live with a cousin, then to Maryland, where she worked for the State of Maryland for 36 years. Technically, Maryland is still the South, so, in one way, she did…
