Agatha and Andres fell into a sort of rhythm. Their days were distinctly not intellectual—no books, no museums, no art. Agatha and Andres were grounded…

Oh, this day. I jolted out of bed to an alarm that came much sooner after I'd set it than what is fair. My work…

In a dark time the eye begins to see. In such a way Elinor “saw” Anna. Anna had been sitting across from her, or in…

She was now 101 years old, and existed in the current daily world at least some of the time....on the whole, her brain was still…

I might have saved you Agatha knew what the letters meant: her family had been deported. Hitler said they were no longer German citizens, and…

When I was thirteen, I landed my first "real" babysitting gig, though I had already watched young kids since I was eleven, usually while their…

She was built like a WWII tank, short but mighty in a square steely reliable way, complete with a dome of short cropped hair and…

“Why ask me that?” She turned away from him and he could sense she was about to swing her legs to the floor. “Don’t,” he…

Beatrice took both of Rowan hands, "Can we talk?" Rowan couldn’t believe her ears. Beatrice, her partner for 40 years, had spent the last 10…

I know you are reading this. Actually, I can see you reading, see you through the window behind the building of your condo. Your lovely…

Finally, I decided to give her my old fur coat, though I pretty much suspected she’d sell it for her daily fix, and so she…

Things went down for Gail - fast. Everyone saw it, she was no longer the working ranch woman who never seemed to get dirty driving…