Ellen VranaAn Implacable Call for KindnessHow to summon kindness in our individualistic world6 min read·Mar 11, 2019--1--1
Ellen VranaThe First Time Holding My DaughterAfter years of holding nothing but hope.3 min read·Jan 31, 2019--3--3
Ellen VranaThe Alienation We Feel When We Return HomeReturning home as adults we find it different, changed, not what we sought. It can feel alienating, we use memory to ease the way.5 min read·Jan 26, 2019----
Ellen VranaWhat is a Wall, After All?A meditation on walls: how they are formed, how they function, and how they affect us as they divide our space.7 min read·Jan 15, 2019----
Ellen VranaMiddle-Aged Woman on a Day-OutI was having my small toenail filed when she entered the salon. The bell over the door dinged, announcing a middle-aged woman on a day out.8 min read·Mar 9, 2017----
Ellen VranaAll the Things We Are NotThere are many things we are not, but we are, indeed, something wonderful.2 min read·Mar 4, 2017----
Ellen VranaCold CutsChange, adapt, adjust and grow — it’s what humans do. A short story.6 min read·Feb 21, 2017----
Ellen VranaThe Knock of Silence: Hearing the Things That Matter and Knowing When to Let Them InSilence is not the absence of noise, it is the space to listen.6 min read·Feb 1, 2017--1--1
Ellen VranaDon’t Let the Neighbors HearA short story about judgment and truth.7 min read·Jan 18, 2017----
Ellen VranaCalmly We Walk Through This December WeekA few thoughts to close out the year.7 min read·Dec 30, 2016----