We had such a nice evening at Tell-All Boston, Essays on Life-Changing Conversations. Here's a quick excerpt of my reading, an essay about caring for my great-aunt, Birdy. The entire program can be viewed here

A few weeks ago, just before my son turned eight, I finally started putting together his baby book. I gathered photographs along with mementos, scored an old glue stick, and set off to make some progress. On my son’s birthday, he took the book from my hands and gasped, his eyes round and blue like... Continue Reading →

When one pocket-sized thing in our emotional ecosystem starts to change, everything else must grow with it, too.

It’s been two weeks since my daughter first complained to me of stomach pain. In the bustle of our family life, I wanted so badly to believe that she simply had the flu, or a stomach bug, like everyone else around us. I had never seen my daughter that ill, and yet it took nearly... Continue Reading →