we find out dad has CML -- chronic myelogenous leukemia. it is treatable with a pill called gleevec.

I sent my father a copy of Dreamed of an Owl. He returned a thoughtful and provocative reply.  He thought that my translation from hawk to owl suggested that the dream was very significant.  The way he sees it, the owl is more suited than the hawk to work something out in a nighttime dr...  read more

Here are a few snapshots of Stella and me over the first month of Stella's life.  There will be tons more of these as time goes on.

Or so my Dad believes.  He has said this numerous times throughout my life, despite the fact of my bipolar disorder, life-long “problems” wrought by child abuse, three devastating bipolar episodes, a rocky marriage (which is improving), job stress for the past six years, and a...  read more

The year was 1942.  It was a very good year.  It was The Summer of ’42.  He was the youngest by over a decade.  He was a “surprise”.  He was named after his long deceased infant brother, twin to Joan, also deceased.  He was also named after his fa...  read more

It was under a weeping willow tree, by a lake.  The guest list was short; only a small set of beloved family and friends.  I was there.  I didn’t really understand what was going on.  I was in the room as my parents dressed.  I had already lived for a month with m...  read more

This story follows Coal in My Stocking This Christmas. I am at the park with our dog when the man from the transmission shop telephones. He has made my car drivable, but it is not yet sound. His first line of defense, testing and possibly replacing the solenoids, would cost $550. After this work,...  read more

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I was an accident, and not a happy one for my mother.  How I came into being is a sordid affair, at least according to her diary. Oh these many years later, my dad and I are pretty happy about that little accident!