Most days, I sit in a chair by the window. From the window, I can see the elementary school that is at the end of…

My God! I thought to myself: I missed it altogether. I missed that wild hunger of youth. My “youth,” so to speak, went from a…

During World War II, along with most Japanese Americans and Japanese living in the U.S., my Japanese American husband’s parents – John and Masako –…

She could see the box had once been a shoe box probably a pair of Mary Janes. That was Aunt Lu's shoe of choice for…

By the time she was 25, Carlina was the killer of three. Two unborn fetuses, which admittedly weren't deemed people, according to some, but who,…

First take the eggs out of their clever little sockets in their carton. Pay homage to the inventor of the egg carton. Nestle them into…

I never saw my dad hit my mom, but his words landed on her heart as hard as a punch thrown by Mike Tyson. Maybe…

Who was it that said, “We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars?” I guess that’s another way…

I love nothing more than soaking in the bath. Water, especially warm water, is so soothing. Scented with bath oil or bubble bath, usually lavender,…

I entered the tent with trepidation but a little excitement if I'm honest. It was one of those roadside fairs with a ferris wheel and…

I'd be a nauseated, shivering, hypersensitive mess off stage left ( or right, depending on the show), repeating my first line over and over in…

Mary is a swift and agile lady whose eyes are bright and radiant with an amber hue. Staring into her eyes is like bathing in…