“Wait! I don’t have my cell phone!” I said in a panic as we stood by the elevator of the parking garage. My friends and I were about to head home when I reached into my coat pocket and realized my phone was not there. We just finished walking in The Women’s March for the […]
A Distant Embrace from the Inside
When our bus pulled into the lot of State Reformatory for Women, the first thing I noticed was the tall chain linked fence. It was a beautiful morning. The sky looked like a painting and the weather was close to perfect. I looked out towards the front of the bus and saw the guards waiting […]
Menopause, Potty Training and embracing the gray… sort of
No one was more surprised than my husband and I when the doctor told us I was seven weeks pregnant. Exactly one year to the day before, they said I would never be able to have children. I was almost 43 years old. My frame was too small for the baby which affected the position […]