AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
My dad died on December 17, 2019. Like a quilt, quotidian memories of him are fragmented and discrete, with each remembrance resting...
MAKING TIME FOR THE RANDOM
So… here we are in January once again!Each time a new year begins, I, like most people, find myself filled with lots of energy, optimism and plans. It is bolstered, I think, by the time...
THE YEAR’S CLOSE
Halfway through December, I am once again mystified as to how it arrived so quickly. Each passing year seems to trim days into hours, and leaves me scrambling to finish an ever-lengthening list of goals...
THE LIST
At the end of the month, just 69 days after spending three weeks with family on the East Coast, I am heading back for another visit. Wish me luck… Like many family vacations, the most...
THE NATURE OF FRIENDSHIPS
It was New Year's Eve, and the Bay Area was just beginning its blanket of rainy days when my friend first shared the news with us.
SPRING THOUGHTS ON FOOD, FRIENDSHIP AND GETTING FIRED
I’m in need of a nourishing circle of comfort and conversation now. I was fired recently. Yes, for the second time in my life...