ON THE VERGE

I lived in Memphis for ten years before I ever visited Graceland. For the longest time I didn't even know where the place was exactly. ...

The other day I hefted five boxes out of my son's room and mailed them to him in California. Before I hefted the boxes out of the room...

One of the many perks of being a Regional Advisor in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is getting to meet writers ...

Last weekend my husband and I dropped our grown son off at the airport at 4:30 in the morning, said one final goodbye as he tromped off ble...

Today begins the last week of my two kids living at home.  I am trying to wrap my head around it. How time moves, at once, both so slowly...

I did what I normally do.  In the spring I dug some holes. Sprinkled seeds. Watered. Got excited by my first lettuces and peas. Stake...

Or maybe the words are familiar through some kind of osmosis. A stray word here and there lodged in my brain, after visits with my Italian ...