moms

My mom & daughter 2009 I first learned the importance of community from my mom. She was always volunteering for some activity or another, helping out other people. She almost never said no when someone needed her help. She’s the reason I speak to anyone I...

Seeing ourselves

Paper notes and porcelain dolls | Photo by ♣♦♥♠ I like stories. I like to hear, see, and read how people got to where they are in their lives. Their path is not mine and my path is not theirs but we cross in space and time. A few months ago I visited the Contemporary...

ritual

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.        Ken Kesey Metal Snowflake by trec_lit For the first time in several years, I was home for Christmas. With people I have known all my life. All a little older, a little grayer,...