THE DRUG RING
Once upon a time I was the unwitting participant in a drug ring at a long term care facility.
2 1/2 MINUTES
“Mom, Jake’s acting stupid.”
“What do you mean? Are you guys fighting again?”
DENTISTS AND DEMONS
I hate dentists. I know a lot of people say they hate dentists - but I really really hate dentists.
FINDING JOY IN PINK, HORSES AND SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT
Nicole rides up the ramp in her decked out wheelchair her mother at her side.
THE BAD MOTHER
One of the things I wish I had done as a mother was actually write down all of the things I wanted my boys to know how to do before they left the house.
ONCE UPON A CIRCUS
Every summer there was a flurry of excitement when we started seeing Circus Vargas posters around town.
THE LEGEND OF LUMPY
I first met Lumpy when I heard teenage boy laughter coming from Jake’s room.
A LOVE STORY
R Heath Davis III was a long time friend of mine. It took thirty years before the reason he was in my life was revealed to me.
THE CHICAGO CUBS AND I - A LESSON LEARNED
We were devoted bleacher bums, my brother and I.
THE FAINTING FAMILY
The priest’s voice drones on and I feel the familiar sensations - the slight buzzing in my head and the dizziness.
There Butt for the Grace of God Go His Pants
Down around their butts, that’s how the teenage boys wore their pants if any of you raised your children in the 90s.