The Queen’s Farewell
“Mama!” Helen’s voice came bounding around the side of the house, down the grassy slope toward the family garden. “Mama!” She called...
Seasons of the Heart: Reconciliation
I hurried down the block toward the cafe, in escape of a forceful, frigid wind that had been in hot pursuit of me. I barged through...
Seasons of the Heart: Vulnerability
I sat with unexpected ease in the unfamiliar seat I had chosen. From that vantage point the world was new within the familiar frame...
Seasons of the Heart: A Door Ajar
My perception of a familiar presence was followed by the pronouncement of my name in a known voice. I stopped breathing mo...
Seasons of the Heart: Coming Undone
The crisp air nipped my cheeks as I sat still waiting. It had been several weeks since I returned to the garden. I had been drawn by...
Seasons of the Heart: Resistance
The readiness with which the wounded heart resists, resents, revolts against that which it most deeply yearns for is most peculiar....
Seasons of the Heart: Breaking Bread and Other Things
She never told me where she would go on the nights that she would leave home in my father’s absence; I didn’t have the ins...
Seasons of the Heart: The Fight for Peace
I sat on our bench in the warm summer morning air with my eyes closed. I listened patiently for lingering whispers of Gard...
Seasons of the Heart: Confrontation Part 2
I found the entry to my apartment house by touch, my sight still obscured by the unceasing stream of tears. I stood outside the gat...
Seasons of the Heart: Confrontation
The warmth of the early spring sun rested weightlessly across my back through the cafe window. I sat stiffly in m...