The talk after dinner didn’t go well. Maybe you’ve had one of these maddening conversations where what is said and what is heard could use a gifted translator. So, my son left first thing in the morning without saying I’m sorry, without saying goodbye, without saying anything. I’m standing at the kitchen sink now, watching […]
Handbook
She was ahead of me in the checkout, one hand reaching into her grocery cart, the other pressing a cell phone to her ear. She was complaining, loudly, “The problem is there’s no manual for life.” I don’t think that’s true. So I texted her a picture of the tulip poplars in my backyard with […]