They show me how to do it on carpet first. Bare feet and basketball shorts. Plug your nose and dad will dip you. See?
Baptism by Sarah M. Clifford
Category: Issues
Drift by Karen Kao
The synonym for a sixty-year-old is sexagenarian, which seems to promise a lot more than it delivers.
Home is a Feeling by Sara Streeter
A crooked but sturdy wood fence, gray with age, guides my daughter and me along until we emerge from the path…
Everything Goes by Susan Morehouse
She forgets things. Where her jewelry is. Where home is. Where she is. Christmas came and went, but Mom thought it was May.
Act of Contrition by Mark Lucius
I knelt in stillness and waited for the priest to slide open the window that separated us.
Swimming with My Grandma by Brooke Randel
On my birthday, my grandma loses her speech. Her caregiver thinks it might be a stroke.
Feeling the Sands by Stephanie Eardley
Tonight, my husband and I, along with our tour group, will try to see a rarity—a sea turtle come ashore to nest.
INTERVIEW: Sabine Hossenfelder, Author of Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions
I went into physics because it struck me as the best way to understand how the universe works, and that includes some aspects of our existence.
INTERVIEW: Linda Murphy Marshall, Author of Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery
The day I spent at Ivy Lodge, sorting through my parents’ things, being bombarded by memories, jump-started the whole [writing] process.
REVIEW: Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die With Dignity by Joanne Tubbs Kelly
This is a memoir of helping a husband die with dignity also gives testimony to their relationship and to loving release.
