Hearing with Heart: Grieving for Lost Sound
Her brows scrunched together and her hand covered her mouth to hide her feelings. Her…
My Creative Dilemma: Push Ahead or Yield?
If I only push harder, I’ll catch a tailwind and launch my book. This month…
Bookends of a Marriage
On a September afternoon in 1966, when I was a 21 year old student at…
Zapped by the Dalai Lama
I squinted in the harsh morning light and shivered in anticipation. Standing outside a hotel…
Engaging and Letting Go: Holding the opposites of love and loss
“I asked Liz to marry me,” my older son David says on the phone. I…
Better Than Your Grandma’s Marinara
When my husband Vic and I got serious about healthy eating in 1967, his mom…
Governor Cuomo: We Won’t Let You Frack New York
On August 27, 2012, people from all over New York State marched to the capital…
Small Goodbyes: Opening the Heart to Loss and Love
Being alone was all right, as long as nobody came and left again. — Das…
Creating Community with Pie: Inspired by “Making Piece” by Beth Howard
Pie is community glue, its very own language of love. “That blueberry looks just like…
Angry Faces, Churning Water: Fracking Industry Threatens Seneca Lake
In July 2012, Tony Ingraham of Walk in the Park made my blog “Angry Faces,…