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Nine years into their marriage, my parents remained childless. My father was one of nine children, and my mother, the oldest of five, so childlessness was an unfamiliar place. I’d like to believe they were still holding on to hope, but I’m not sure that was the case. It’s hard to honestly congratulate others on […]
As I sat on my deck one morning this week, I noticed the underlying coolness in the breeze, saw a lone tree branch shaded red, and watched yellow leaves flutter to earth, heralding fall. I knew the temperature would soar to 90 before day’s end, but for those brief moments, I enjoyed the hint of […]
Early each weekday morning, a squeaky-braked school bus squeals to a halt at the corner across from our house and expels a loud air-brake hiss. After picking up passengers, it backs into a side street, emergency lights swirling and backup warning buzzer blaring. Most days, I don’t care, but when I’ve been wide awake in […]