Full Moon in May
Mother Moon, do you recall at the beginning of this year, when I brought my children out into our snow-covered postage stamp backyard to meet you? We […]
Lilac Wine
My grandmother had twelve children, eleven of whom survived through infancy. She lived with an alcoholic husband, and dealt with all of the hardships that come […]
Single Mom, Day 1
Wednesday.
My first day back in the house, solo with the kids.
He was there. I hadn’t counted on that, and so I sat at the breakfast bar, head in […]
The First Day of the Rest of My Life
Tuesday.
When I imagine this day, I imagine sleeping in. Instead, my internal alarm wakes me at 6:30 in the morning, so I sit up in bed and write […]
The Tide
It’s Saturday morning and I’m sitting in bed listening to the rain. The softest light filters through the blinds and my son is speaking quietly to his daddy […]
Unraveling
This post has been in the works for six months.
Six long, painful months where I’ve watched my life unravel. A thread was pulled too hard, […]