I thought I knew what I was doing when I planned a visit to New York City the week of… Read more out of towner

I do not understand marriage, it occurs to me. I don’t understand why people want to be married, why they… Read more marriage

I suppose most of us carry around a mental image of what “normal” is. When I was young, normal was… Read more normal

My adult kid and I were walking along in the Zoo in the early evening, with the grandson and his… Read more mom-mom

We did Christmas early this time. My adult kid, my son-in-law, and my grandchild all go on a road trip… Read more early and idiosyncratic

One of the afflictions of being an English teacher is that some people expect me to disapprove of other people’s… Read more this week in reading