Seven quick takes, volume 6
— 1 — Maybe I’m foolish, but when I walked into my doctor’s office this morning and cheerily announced “I only get sick three times a month now!” I expected […]
travel
Praying for Rain
I had what I thought were some pretty good reasons for being distracted at the vigil mass. We had been traveling for what felt like an eternity, driving from New
7 quick takes, volume 4
— 1 — I’m in a car crossing Ohio today. So there’s that. My brother, of whom I am very proud, is a broadcaster for the
Almost back
The Amtrak was 20 minutes late when it rolled into the station and we all wormed our way on. I quickly found an open seat next to a small dozing
friends, travel, writing
Learning to be lonely
When I spent a summer singing in the Italian countryside a few years ago, I had a roommate for the first time in years. I found out during the course