It was a lifetime ago that you held me in your arms We hushed each other in the dark Your lips were soft and urgent Our bodies were firm and solid with youth. The night was warm, a breeze blew... Read more >>

Occasionally, nostalgia and melancholy take over my mind and soul. I think back to my childhood and more often, my teenage years. If I had to pick one song that described those years, it would be... Read more >>

After my last child launched from home to lead the life of a college student, my days were filled with working and writing, but somehow my purpose had been deflated with my child's move as many... Read more >>

Over the past eight months, since we moved to Asheville, North Carolina, my husband, Dan, and I have been holding what we call friendship auditions. We want new friends—sort of. We have a spurt... Read more >>

I got “unfriended” on Facebook last week by someone I once thought would be a friend for a long time. Throughout my life, I’ve learned that friendships change. They come, they go.... Read more >>

“Make new friends but keep the old, some are silver and the others gold.” Did you sing this in music class too? No doubt my little girl hand clutched my bestest (at that moment)... Read more >>

Hello. My Name is . . . What’s Yours?   Alright. Stop what you’re doing, close your eyes and think . . . when was the last time you befriended someone who was different than you?... Read more >>

I was cautiously optimistic and well, drunk on New Years Eve, 2010.  Eager to escape some bad stuff going on with my husband, his work, and a hurtful rumor, I turned toward champagne and a... Read more >>

  Recently I had a very challenging time in my life and my very best friend, in the throes of her own life responsibilities did as she always does, drops everything and was there for ME.... Read more >>

In the past five years, I’ve lost two friendships that if you’d asked five years ago if we’d be where we are now, I’d have told you, you were out of your mind. Time has a way... Read more >>