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I have a good friend who can trace her female ancestry back to the 1700s and beyond. These women settled in what is now Texas, bought land, went to school, prospered. That is not my story. What I know of my Ukrainian ancestors is that the lucky ones, the ones young enough to endure months … Continue reading calling the ancestors

What’s love got to do with it When fires and floods, cyclones and ice destroy what we have planted for the future, tell me, what’s love got to do with it. Everything, love says. Everything. When your neighbor shows up with food, warm blankets, with toys for the children offering comfort and no need to … Continue reading what’s love got to do with it

Knock Knock Joke Knock knock. Who’s there? Boo. Boo who? Hey, don’t cry, honey. It’s not so bad. Really, everything will work out for the best. You’ll see. Is she batshit crazy? I’m dying here, drowning in grief, weeping right in front of her and she’s telling me it’s not so bad? I’m sad, I’m … Continue reading knock knock joke

This is the part of the story when the wolf is at the door, when the roof has sprung a leak, when dark clouds cover the earth and there is a drought upon the land. This is the part of the story when the wounds we have sustained are deep and it appears that there … Continue reading Holy Grail

We fought so much in the beginning. That first Valentine’s Day we were together I was insecure, needing more reassurance than you knew how to give, so unwilling to risk my heart that I gave you nothing while you gave me flowers and a card that said you would always love me. I saved that … Continue reading the history of love