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Mama’s Boy, vol. 2

Mama’s Boy, vol. 2

Dear Mama, Last year around this time, I wrote you a letter. It was my first May in Connecticut, and  I was feeling sorry for myself.  I missed home and the people at home. And, of course, I missed you–that part hasn’t changed.  Just last week I was moving...
Dear Jonathan: A Letter from Mom

Dear Jonathan: A Letter from Mom

In May, I wrote a letter to my Mom. Here’s her response. OK. Not really. But it is a letter that my dear cousin, Nelanie, found in a piece of her mama’s furniture some months ago. (Why my aunt, her mama had it, neither one of us can figure out!) After an...
Mama’s Boy

Mama’s Boy

To my sweet Mama, It’s been four years since we last shared a Mother’s Day together in person. This time four years ago you were in the middle of a rigorous series of chemo treatments–treatments we discovered the following July had worked. That fall,...
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week

Week 2 I took this shot this week of how my cat, Naomi, greets me every day when I arrive home from work. My condo in Atlanta has floor to ceiling windows–perfect for cats who are always curious about what’s going on outside but, if they’re honest,...
Snow’s Sorcery

Snow’s Sorcery

You might not realize this, but for a Southerner snow is magic.  It’s beautiful, quiet, clean. It’s also terrifying.  Two nights ago, I was headed to the airport to pick up G. It was dark early–something I’ve learned is just part of Northern...