Burning contracts
BURNING CONTRACTS after Naomi Shihab Nye Promises consume themselves in a quick hot flash. Contracts imposed when I didn’t understand I could say no. Artless paper…
Happy new year
I gave up New Year’s resolutions years ago, for some of the same reasons Anne Lamott identifies. And yet I do like to focus my intent…
Three swords
I was talking with a friend the other day. For the purposes of this story, let’s call her Mary Rose. MR told me about encountering a man…
My father’s hands
In the year leading up to our move away from Victoria, I had a hard time letting go. This difficulty manifested in my absolute inability to…