Suddenly, abruptly, my family has no pets for the first time in 17 years. And now the world is broken again.
Ciara, beloved cat: 2008-2017
A habit of creatures
Simon died two weeks ago today and I am still waking up at at 3:30 in the morning. That was when we took our first walk of the day. We used to […]
Christmas Jammies
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m working on the Christmas jammies. Fifth Christmas without her and the sewing of my children’s jammies is a bit of therapy.
Ten years on: the enduring lessons of Columbine
Part one of a series April 20, 2009: 11:19 am MDT Ten years ago a co-worker turned to me and said something that I’ll never forget, no matter how long I live: […]
