Mid-Life Musings
A couple of years ago, I was at the hair salon explaining to my 20-something-year-old stylist why we were moving from Colorado all the way …
Life on the Outskirts
“The Hunt” Act I: “It’s not at the restaurant,” my husband Mark says, starting to panic. He had used my cell to inquire about his …
Can Cat People Become Dog People?
The Safeway cashier has stopped scanning my groceries. She stands staring just past my right shoulder at nothing. Her eyes are filled with tears. “I’m …
How to Summer in Alaska
The other evening my husband Mark and I were on a peaceful stroll when we came across this we shoot to kill sign. A not …
Springtime is Break-Up Time
Things are thawing out here in Alaska. I’d say we are just a day or two away from being able to extract my son’s homework …
The New Kid
Week 1 at a New School: A Rocky Start My 13-year old son Anders had just started at his new middle school. I was there …
Hiding in Alaska with a Criminal Past
It is dark as night and 14 below zero on this winter morning in Alaska, and I’m driving my son to school. There are no …