My husband passed away suddenly of a heart attack 13 years ago today. Since that time, I have kept all his and our family’s things in my basement. This includes two different households from three moves across the ocean. I have not wanted to sort through it to donate and…

My family and I visited Russia in 1992 for a few months, at that time food was still being rationed and one needed tickets to be able to buy noodles and sugar. The country was a few years past the dissolution of the Soviet Union and was dilapidated and still…

Superheroes are compelling for a multitude of reasons, but here are five that stand out; simplicity of worldview, ability to deal with existential aloneness, a rich emotional life, awareness of their flaws, and from that, their unwavering commitment to becoming even better than they already are. Superheroes are able to…

I watch tennis avidly. I also play a few times a week. I wish I could say that I have played my whole life and grew up with this amazing sport, but I came to it in my late 40’s on a whim. Having recently moved back to America I…

We are a few weeks past Christmas. The stores are moving on to the next holiday, Valentines Day. The lights are starting to come down off of houses and stores. The Christmas music has ceased in public places. Another Christmas under my belt, and it wasn’t that bad. I might…