It’s the first night in a week I haven’t been up on the surgical floor at Sentara tracking my brother’s progress. I feel the need to just be still. The air in the evening calm after the afternoon lightning storm rekindles a creative fire dormant in these days spent pacing, swapping updates, and riding the … Continue reading And He’ll Do It Again
Month: March 2017
What They’ll Become
The perpetual dirt under my fingernails confirms spring’s arrival. I’ve been craving those late evening hours of sunlight after work and the gym where I can disappear in the back yard. Forsaken weeds beg my attention. In the garden, real world anxieties dissipate. Mother Nature decides how many days until harvest. Nothing else has to … Continue reading What They’ll Become
Captain in the Sunset
Sunday afternoon was too cold, the morning too dark. We were heading north after a weekend in the Outer Banks when Mom called. Dad was reading the obituaries again. All it offered was that he’d died peacefully in the hospital after a brief illness. Charming pulled off the highway when he saw my reaction to … Continue reading Captain in the Sunset
In the Reflection
Wheaton came to Washington Saturday night, specifically to an alumni event hosted at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. I was under-dressed for the first time in my life, Charming having overridden my explanation of business casual, opting for jeans. That wasn’t the only thing singling us out – it was our singleness, too, and the … Continue reading In the Reflection
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