poetry Because: Mother Doesn’t Talk About the Past. {poetry} My mother crying at the sound of laughter, at the sound of someone trying to open the back door, and I have learned not to ask. Continue Reading
poetry There’s No Future Time More Special Than Now. {poetry} My grandmother’s words suddenly come to mind from 40 years ago, telling me not to squirrel away new clothes for special occasions. Continue Reading
you & me Family Farewell: A Lovely Way to Die. This spring, I felt an entirely different emotion when my wife’s Uncle Ralph passed away peacefully in the presence of the family he loved. Continue Reading
world Gentle Loners: Interiority of Violent White Christian Men. We can assume an interiority in those who have been shot, who have swung from a rope because a white Christian man was “at the end of his." Continue Reading
fiction Social Work and the Last Red Diaper Baby. {fiction} Emma Goldman, a strong supporter of social justice, like Emma Lazarus, was an immigrant who arrived here from Russia as a teenager. Continue Reading
wisdom Drinking From the Source: How People of Different Faiths Can Get Along. Institutionalized religion often forges psychological chains to keep us bound and in subjection, to keep us separate from one another. Continue Reading
poetry Postcard 2: For My Dad, Kha Tran. {poetry} 400,000 Vietnamese people died at sea trying to escape their homeland. My dad was fortunate to have made it safely to the refugee camps. Continue Reading
you & me Don’t Vibrate at Someone Else’s Frequency. So today you can get up, turn your magic all the way on, and tune into your frequency and energy of what makes you 'You'. Continue Reading
troublemakers Something I Can’t Explain: My Family Gift of ‘Feeling’. My mom would always choose a place based on the 'feeling' she got from it. It was just her thing, something she couldn’t explain. Continue Reading
poetry Reminder to Myself: When I Am Thankful for Something Each Day. {poetry} Remember being gripped by the riptide, the sudden panic when it seemed Neptune’s net was mightier than your mortal self, then the sharp realization. Continue Reading