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Once You Were a Stranger

Once you were a stranger who filled my hand. Now you are a memory who fills my heart. Remembering Lucy.

I know that one of my daughters lived here because I saw her at the window and talked to her

My parents’ generation called Memorial Day “Decoration Day”. It was the weekend to clear away the weeds, trim the grass,

It happens every year—the bleeding heart peeks out from under the leaves when the daffodils are blooming, then suddenly it’s

Things I Found in the Woods Dedicated to Moses, the most gentle, loving being I have ever encountered. Tiny rivulets

Years ago, while I was still working in my day job, I also did a fair amount of freelancing in

In the studio I turned around to see three black cats lazing about in the sun on the landing, and

In early 1996 it became clear that Kublai wasn’t recovering through strictly medical means from the mystery illness that had

I’ve had two articles published in the Holiday 2017 issue of Pittsburgh PetConnections Magazine, “Find a Senior Pet to Love

The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a