Sorrow And Joy

Today I learned that a friend of mine has died of cancer. He was in his early seventies. Though recently we had fallen out of touch, he was the one who gave me much sound advice during the years following my mother’s suicide, when I took on the mantle of being the literary executor for…

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Trading Blizzards For Blossoms

It’s cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C., and many visitors will descend upon the city to see the famed annual unfolding of pink and white petals. I live in nearby Annapolis, and though it’s my first year here, I know that the prolific opening of these blooms means that all of us can rejoice. Springtime…

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