August 4, 2018
Far From the Tree, the movie
directed by Rachel Dretzin, based on the book by Andrew Solomon I read Far From…
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March 14, 2018
A Lesson in Communication from Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking I am saddened to learn about the death of Stephen Hawking. He will…
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February 10, 2018
Rules
My flash nonfiction story appears in The Sun this month in time for Valentine's Day. …
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August 23, 2017
You Never Know Who You’ll Meet at SFO
Credit: Wellesley College “Is this the line for TSA-pre?” I asked the woman at the…
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July 26, 2017
Why Read About Kidney Disease If You Don’t Have To?
Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers, A Kidney Doctor’s Search for the Perfect Match by Vanessa Grubbs,…
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June 30, 2017
5 Truths from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Gary and I saw The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time in New York…
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May 31, 2017
Not Always Happy
Not Always Happy by Kari Wagner-Peck is not about raising a child with Down syndrome.…
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May 17, 2017
The Perfect Prom Dress
Try to find a prom dress for an 18 year-old who uses a wheelchair, needs…
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December 8, 2016
Have You Seen Santa?
It’s that time of year again, and hidden amidst the gazillion catalogs are the holiday…
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November 22, 2016
A Sad Day in Our Nation’s History
Fifty-three years ago today, I sat in my English class in Dallas and doodled spirals…
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October 24, 2016
Don’t Mess With My Yard Sign
Saturday afternoon, I came home to find my Clinton - Kaine yard sign gone,…
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October 1, 2016
I’m Doing This for Her
I’ve never volunteered in an election before. OK, I admit, maybe for Eugene McCarthy. Remember…
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July 21, 2016
Thrilled
If you missed me in person, here I am reading at the ListenToYourMother show in San…
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April 15, 2016
Abandoned
The five-year old girl sat waiting in her wheelchair. When she tried to speak,…
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February 10, 2016
More than a Cookie
It’s Girl Scout cookie time. I bought a couple of boxes a few days…
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June 17, 2015
Rolling Along in Cuba
Gary handed me a CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso used by tourists) and motioned to…
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May 21, 2015
PICU
This story was published recently in The Big Roundtable. Ariela had many hospital stays. The…
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April 7, 2015
3 Lessons from Pre-K
I read a story in Huffington Post last week about teaching kindness in kindergarten. Who…
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March 5, 2015
Saying What She Wanted
The Huffington Post recently ran this blog post: “Man With ALS Tells His Wife 'I…
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March 2, 2015
Saving the Planet
Last week, President Obama vetoed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, a major move…
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February 21, 2015
Not Your Typical Artist
Hoopoe by Ariela This story was published today in Huffington Post. The ad in Craigslist…
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January 23, 2015
A Question for Stephen Hawking
NASA/JPL-Caltech I just saw The Theory of Everything. I put off going, afraid to see…
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January 11, 2015
Home Health Care
Stein’s article in The Atlantic gives readers a peek into home life with a child with significant…
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October 10, 2014
Book Drive
Ariela was never without a book. If she liked a book in a series, she’d…
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