I was talking with my friend Beth yesterday. She, like me, is widowed after a long marriage. She, like me,… Read more no thank you thank you very much

The 32 bus careens efficiently around the corner at 6:00 am. I’m one of three passengers.  The sun isn’t up… Read more emergency

Thin Black gentleman with head wrap, sitting on park bench taking his shoes on and off, surrounded by his few… Read more today in T-shirts

Last night, I had my regular conversation with a friend who sees left wing conspiracy theories on Facebook and then… Read more I don’t need to know

I’m going to write a book about decluttering one of these days. Not a quirky, object-fetishizing one like Marie Kondo’s,… Read more into the void

I took the bus in the dark this morning, and went to the emergency room for the second of four… Read more the mixed feelings