Honor

On Monday, July 15, 2013, we travelled to Arlington National Cemetery to say a final goodbye to Keith’s Dad, Edward W. Kenny, Jr., Col., US Air Force Retired. Family and friends gathered at the Administration Building where the Cemetery Representative and Military...

Why am I Writing?

Why do people become writers? The question arose during my Creative Nonfiction class at WriterHouse. One of my classmates, a clinical psychologist, said that people work for three reasons: money, career or mission. I wondered if one could work for all three reasons,...

Hair

“Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like,” read the sign above the mirror of my longtime hairdresser in Dallas. I’m having a struggle. Oh, it’s the typical thing one goes through after a move:...

A Visit to Grandma

“Freya, come. Heathcliff, come. Let’s go for a ride in the car. We’re going to visit Grandma.” Last week, after the storm front passed bringing cooler temperatures and lower humidity, Keith and I loaded up the Subaru and headed south to visit my mother. We started...