

The Ones That Never Were...
I grew up viewing motherhood as laborious, tedious, and a burden, an obligation not a blessing nor a privilege. It was something to...
Jul 14, 20254 min read


The Portal
Fifty years ago, a little girl sat on the pull-out sofa bed in her grandparents’ living room sobbing, uncontrollably, as her mother tried...
Jun 30, 20256 min read


The Slap
Watching the events unfold in the wake of the slap heard around the world triggered me in a way I didn’t see coming. I’m a sexual...
May 21, 20254 min read


Through Loss, More Gains
The heart is the locus of physical and spiritual being, and represents the "central wisdom of feeling as opposed to the head-wisdom of...
May 21, 20253 min read


Turn the Page
I don’t like change. It scares me. The irony here is that I am always striving to learn new things and I believe knowledge is the...
May 21, 20252 min read


Two Phobias, One Fear
Katsaridaphobia . Also known as the fear of roaches. I suffer from a moderate form of this phobia. It does not keep me from normal...
May 21, 20254 min read



