Nows and Forevers

Writer and human, born 10 years too late


  • Back in time

    Interesting day to be at Newark-Liberty International Airport. I drove my stepmother from Pennsylvania to Newark for a flight to Europe. Twenty-nine years ago this morning, my dad drove me here from Connecticut so I could go visit my mom, who was dying of cancer. It would be the last time I saw her. It… Continue reading

  • Feeling grief during the holidays

    Those who are hurting from the loss of loved ones, no matter how long ago, this holiday season, I see you. I am you. Decembers have hurt in varying degrees since I spent a final Christmas week with my mother, dying of cancer in her 40s, in 1993. She passed days later. That sent me… Continue reading

  • May someone look and feel for you the way that Mary does for George Bailey when their eyes meet when they are grown up in “It‘s a Wonderful Life.” When that happens, love her the same and never leave her. Continue reading

About Me

Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.

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