Father Dave. We met on 4 June 2010 and were instant friends. He died on 28 October 2021 and everything changed. Life is both an exterior experience and an interior…
Author: <span>Maura</span>
January The Four Loves, C. S. Lewis (HarperCollins, 1960) Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey (Gotham Books, 2006) Song…
So much to desire during this time of coronavirus like lettuce and lemons dinner with friends Macallan’s. It is good that I know our real wants are few our imaginary …
You are gone. I know it is so. Your mailbox is yawning bored from nothing to read or maybe, as if the tube were a pandiculating dachshund, the yawn is…
As almost everyone will do, on this Mother’s Day I will honor my mother. As a mother, Catherine “Kitty” Rankin Poston’s three most distinctive characteristics were: she was loving; she…
One year ago we had no idea what was ahead. Call it Post Traumatic Covid Disorder but over the past month, thoughts of March 2020 both vividly immediate and dreamily…
Last week, I received a care package from Missi Clements, who, having chosen me as her surrogate mom, is now affectionately known as one of my Portland daughters. Her gifts…
One year ago Ben took me to a wonderful restaurant for a very special Valentine dinner. He knows that Valentine’s Day is my favorite day of the year. I’ve always…
Miraculously, and I mean that in a literal way, neither Tiamo nor I were bitten. But two nights ago we were attacked by a neighborhood dog. We were walking along…
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” -Zora Neale Hurston On 10 October 2020, Tiamo was delivered safely to my doorstep from Terlingua, Texas via Portland, Oregon…