I was 15 when I first went to Paris. It was the summer between my sophomore and junior years, on a trip with my high school French club. My brother, French teacher and his wife were among the chaperones. Aside from being the first time that I was sexually harassed (at least twice, actually, having […]
Month: June 2022
Fathers Day
Tomorrow is the first Fathers Day since my father passed away suddenly last October when I was away in France, between my sister’s birthday and mine, with his last communication wishing me a happy birthday just a couple days before he passed. It is the first Fathers Day where he is not alive, but it […]
Waking Up
Early this morning, I dreamt of my mother. This doesn’t happen often, and this was a strange dream. My mother was the age she was when she died. She resembled a picture we had blown up for her funeral. She was smiling. She was teaching in a school with mostly Black and Latinx students that […]
In the Smallest of Things
I had a great day today. And I also had two panic attacks today, which were not great. I just returned for several days away for a work conference, am hosting a retreat next week, and then hope to take a vacation with my 7-year old which we’ve been looking forward to for months (provided […]