Passing Of Time

It was pretty simple then. When the mannequins in department stores spoke to me, and helped me find my mother by pointing in the direction she had gone. When my tiny blue plastic mermaid slept safely on her cotton padding in a small white gift box in my desk at…

Love has everything to do with it — Another summer comes to an end. School’s back in session. Another annual goodbye to having my kids around, although this year there’s only one kid to say goodbye to. The other kid graduated from college and is now working. This school year is our family’s last one. One more year…

One of the consistencies of life that never changes is how much time there is in a day. You have 24 hours in a day to do everything that you need to do. One of the consistencies of life that never changes is how much time there is in a…

1746 Kilbourne Street, Basement $750/month (my half) My first apartment was a damp, concrete basement in D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. I didn’t see the place before signing the lease, and I think my roommate — a dear friend from college — might still carry some of that guilt. But first…