Except for the biological theme park that we know as menopause, I’ve been having a pretty good week. Until today. One of the pleasures and rewards of writing this blog is that it has brought me into contact with some super people that I would probably never have met otherwise. I’m feeling connected, supported and… Continue reading The homemaker always rings twice / May 31, 2006
In the middle of the heartbreak I do have to marvel at how the mind–even one that’s “broken”–is intuitively capable of a kind of rough poetry. My mother’s ongoing, inexpressible loss finds a metaphor in her anxiety over things she believes have been taken or misplaced. We spent all yesterday afternoon looking for something, and… Continue reading Rebus / May 21, 2006
I was reading about my Biblical namesake Deborah, a judge and prophetess in Israel during a time when it was under the control of the Canaanites. She was one of those protean Old Testament women who exploit the antithesis between her social status and her gender. But her role as a judge is what interests… Continue reading Best judgment / May 16, 2006
I took a vacation day from work today and realized how much the idea of “vacation” has changed. I can’t really go anywhere too far away, or for too long a time, without some preparation. First I have to decide what I can tell my mother–not because I want to deceive her but because there… Continue reading What matters / May 4, 2006
