My little Brother died suddenly September30th, 2010. Clint was thirty-eight years old, divorced for a year ,and falling in love with someone new. He was the happiest I’ve ever seen him ... Well... Read more >>

I lost my mom three months ago on June 16th. It was very unexpected as she hadn’t been sick at all. She had went to the doctor the day before about a pulled groin muscle that was really... Read more >>

A late model Dodge Durango has been parked in front of our house for a couple of weeks now. My husband and I live on a short, narrow street in the historical section of Sag Harbor. I have a general... Read more >>

Life was good! Or so I thought … I was a mother of two teenage children, and in a new relationship with a slightly older man—he was in his mid-forties. We both liked to travel, play the... Read more >>

I could see the empty bench up ahead. It had been two full seasons since I had last come here. It was a beautiful late spring day and the trees came alive with the symphony of song birds. I could hear... Read more >>

I love to dance and I love music. Music has always been part of my life and it colors my experiences, making them more vibrant and memorable. Thursday evening, when I turned on the news to hear about... Read more >>

My mom is dead. This is the first thought I wake with and the last thought before I sleep. This is the central focus of my day for the past two months. She was healthy in May and gone in November... Read more >>

No, not red clothes, and not Republican. Red hair. She had a cap of penny red hair and eyes like sherry. And one day this summer she was simply gone. I have been thinking about her ever since. I am... Read more >>

We had big dreams, Julie and I. She was going to be an Oscar-winning actress and I was going to be famous the world over for writing that would make people laugh with joy and weep with empathy.... Read more >>