IT BEGINS IN THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT with a coo, or a thump, or “Ho jeez,” or “A-duk-a-duk-a-duk-a-duk,” or “Da da dee da dee da dah” coming out of the baby monitor that stands at attention on my dresser. You could run a freight train past my pillow, yank-start a chainsaw next to my head, or fire a 21-cannon salute through my bedroom wall at that hour, and odds are […]
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Julaina Kleist-Corwin | Hiccups
THE HOSPICE STAFF had placed the hospital bed in the middle of the living room as directed by the patient, my ex-husband, Ron, who wanted to be in the center of activities instead of tucked away in the bedroom. When the filtered sunlight through the front window became too bright for him, drapes layered the sheers. No longer could the Japanese maple’s leaves flash patterns on the carpet and on […]
Joanna Zarkadas | A letter to my son
ALL MY LIFE I have heard people talk about love. Everyone says that love is enough. Love is the answer. Love heals all wounds. I believed it all. So, when you were three days old, I took you from your birth mother’s arms and brought you home from the hospital, absolutely certain that if I filled you to the brim and more with love, I could guarantee you a lifetime […]
Brock Travis | Perfection Teaching
RECENTLY I WENT DOWN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA to see my old friend James, who is ninety. He says his legs are getting weak. He doesn’t see or hear well any more. During the visit I had to help him with the door because he couldn’t see the black door handle, and his hearing aid, when he used it, often gave off a faint whistling sound. When I called him to […]
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