I caution you as I was never cautioned. The flight attendants are overworked and underpaid. The plane is delayed or canceled about 40% of the time. The airline waits until the last minute to tell you there is a 6-hour…

Would I have listened to the warnings? I doubt it. Don't we all want to discover the world anew? Still shouldn't some one have warned me about the avoidable mistakes? Taking out credit cards? How to balance a budget. I…

Violet ripped the pages from the dairy throwing one upon on the other until the year was empty. "I'm not doing this anymore," The rage reaped tears from her soul. Who the hell writes love letters to a man who…

“ReDONdo!” That’s how Cristin would answer the phone when I called from the landline. It was sunny outside and we were going to have a difficult conversation. “In the flesh. Except not at all.” We made jokes when we were…

When I was in 7th grade I loved nothing more than being on the phone with my friend Candy, talking about Elton John. I'd be in the dark kitchen after dinner and homework on the phone that was attached to…

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 my head, sometimes mouthing it with sufficient breath to keep from fainting, to keep my…

My recent “loves:” Sitting in the center terrace of San Francisco Symphony two nights ago, up front with my friend Jean, leaning over the percussionists, so close to the bassoons and contrabassoon I could almost read their music, the English…

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, makes a bath even more special. If I take the time to notice the warm…

I loved nothing more than a long walk through the city of Boston with Matthew. He could walk for hours and we frequently set off from Cambridge across the salt and pepper bridge into the city. Through government center and…

I loved nothing more than swinging on the swing set in the back yard. i loved the feeling of weightlessness at just the moment between going up and coming back down. i was out among the big trees and the…

I loved nothing more than to wile away the days, watching TV, reading a book (if especially motivated), taking a long walk along the water, the hills, country roads. But then I saw them. How people who sat idle were…