You climb into bed, plump your three pillows, pick up your phone and begin to scroll, chuckling from time to time…
Body Braille by Dorothy Rice
Mexican Blue by Judith Padow
In a dusty village outside Mexico City, the sun blistering hot, I fell doggedly in love with a pale blue ceramic dinner dish…
Potatoes and Carrots, or How I Found My Soul in Nineteen Prayers by Debi Lewis
The tools of my most potent ritual practice are laid out before me: peeler, knife, cutting board…
Winter Soliloquy by Kelly Fig Smith
These winter days I expend energy fooling myself into thinking I’m content. That I enjoy it, the oppressive dark, the bitter cold.
Light Therapy by Helen Collins Sitler
During the first summer of widowhood, I took refuge at the back of the house, in the prism of flowers that bloomed up the hillside…
Lost in Time by Jenna Dorian
My mother sat behind me in a chair, probably wearing her purple jacket and probably covered with a blanket, but I can’t quite remember. And then I heard her. “Where is little Jenna?”
Jewel Thief by Hannah Austin
There’s an old adage in AA that, before embarking on a romantic relationship, recovering addicts should get a houseplant….
Review: This Fish Is Fowl: Essays of Being by Xu Xi
Though the subject is serious, Xi finds a balance by weaving in references from Angry Birds to Malcolm in the Middle along the way.
Review: Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide to the Newly Single Parent by Lara Lillbridge
Four Ways to Relate to and Appreciate Mama, Mama, Only Mama If You Are Not a Newly Single Parent (or a Parent at all) and Concluding Remarks…
Review: The Buddha Sat Right Here: A Family Odyssey Through India and Nepal by Dena Moes
Dena Moes has such a command as a storyteller. Her voice is intimate, funny, and vivid.
