And Then There Were Five On Mother’s Day, 2021, my brother Robert was killed in a vehicle/train accident. It was… Read more Brotherly Advice. Four tidbits that guided me through life.
Category: Essay, Opinion, Editorial
Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?
How important are friends as we lay dying? What happens to friendships at end of life? As I have been… Read more Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?
Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.
A long time ago I wrote about how my partner Scot and I answered a marriage compatibility survey. The question… Read more Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.
Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.
I’m not sure just when I learned about proximity friendship. It’s been years. But even back then, the term and… Read more Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.
Couples Friends
Are you a single person with friends who are couples? Or are you one of those that once soloed, you… Read more Couples Friends
High School Friends—Mean Girls or Not?
How did your high school friends impact your life? Or did they at all? Mine did, and here’s how. I… Read more High School Friends—Mean Girls or Not?
My Husband, My Friend
Friends, lovers, playmates. How I survived 32 years of marriage and maintained my sanity. I was married for 32 years… Read more My Husband, My Friend
Predictions for 2021
I know for sure any New Year’s Resolutions I make are bound to be broken, but predictions? I may be… Read more Predictions for 2021
December, 2020–The Year of the Covid
Holiday letters are my way of documenting my life in letters. I figure when I can’t remember where I live… Read more December, 2020–The Year of the Covid
A College Friend like No Other
My oldest friend from college, and a woman I wrote letters to for thirty years, died in 2008. In 1972… Read more A College Friend like No Other
