July 14, 2020 The Sound of Light The nurse kept up a light-hearted chatter as she checked my pulse and blood pressure in the doctor’s office. I stared at the floor, eyes red-rimmed and puffy, answering only when needed.
June 9, 2020 For When the Clouds Roll in Brian and I were standing on the deck as the last of the blue sky faded into black. A yellow moon rose over the yard, highlighting wisps of clouds shifting across the sky…
May 26, 2020 On Panic Attacks, PTSD, and Perspective It was mid-December, and once again, I found myself on the floor of our kitchen, my back pressed hard against the sink cabinet. I was hyperventilating…
May 19, 2020 When the Promised Land Doesn’t Feel Like Promise We stood in awed silence, surrounded by frozen north woods beauty, our breath shimmering in the winter morning sunlight. We had crunched our way over bridges…
May 5, 2020 A Slice of Light “LEAVE. ME. ALONE!” I was a whirlwind of rage and cursing, storming through our house in the Twin Cities.
April 21, 2020 Into the Woods I wasn’t going to write this; I told myself I’d steer clear of Covid and quarantine and things that divide. But I can’t shake…
