So , I started writing about one thing, and this is what came up. After a couple of months off of writing about my childhood, I guess this was just what was ready. It's a difficult subject, fine for strangers and my really good friends. For those of you who know me, but not that well -- sorry.    more »

The real purpose for my trip to Minnesota was to visit my mother-in-law.  I suppose this is no longer her correct title, since her son and I divorced many years ago.  But she has been a part of my entire adult life, and of my son's lives, and when I heard that her illness was serious I had to visit....   more »