Split Tracks

Under overcast skies, I returned to the mountain earlier this evening. I set off on the path leading up to … More

Two Many Breast Stories

I awoke before dawn with a dull aching sensation in my left breast. Normally, I might have been alarmed. But … More

A Tree Grows in Malpur

I was lying on the grass earlier this evening, reading a novel about life in Iran and staring up at … More

My Hammock in the Sky

Last night I had the strangest dream.  More precisely, it was the last dream of my sleep, because my alarm … More

A moment for moms

This morning, as I do most days, I awake with a reminder to myself not to move. Adjusting to the … More

Winter Redux

Imagine. A snowstorm. Yesterday. Right here in my backyard and beyond. No matter how hard I’ve tried to stay ahead … More

The Best Way to Fall

Once in awhile I’m still asked how I fell through the bridge – details and all. I can’t remember the … More

Speaking of the sky

Today, while out for a stroll in the park, the clouds appropriating the air space above me and the gentlest … More

Shifting gears

The wheels are in motion and travel is in the offing – for the next phase of my recovery, my … More

Pain Unplugged

Yesterday, a researcher from the pain clinic I’d attended a few months ago called for a follow up. The interview … More