Ellen VranaAn Implacable Call for KindnessHow to summon kindness in our individualistic worldMar 11, 20191Mar 11, 20191
Ellen VranaThe First Time Holding My DaughterAfter years of holding nothing but hope.Jan 31, 20193Jan 31, 20193
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.Jan 26, 2019Jan 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.Jan 15, 2019Jan 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.Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Ellen VranaAll the Things We Are NotThere are many things we are not, but we are, indeed, something wonderful.Mar 4, 2017Mar 4, 2017
Ellen VranaCold CutsChange, adapt, adjust and grow — it’s what humans do. A short story.Feb 21, 2017Feb 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.Feb 1, 20171Feb 1, 20171
Ellen VranaDon’t Let the Neighbors HearA short story about judgment and truth.Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
Ellen VranaCalmly We Walk Through This December WeekA few thoughts to close out the year.Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016