It was our first morning in San Francisco, and things were going poorly. J. and I had a schedule to keep — a chain

THIS LOVE ENDED (1) When I knew we would have to be apart for a while, I asked him to visit every other week. I

“I would marry you if you were Chinese!”   We met at university.  I was majoring in Sociology and he in Business. A real degree,

Strike one and Coach Bill, standing prepared at the dugout doorway, ran to Caelan to grab his bat. We knew it was coming; we saw

The empty roller bag twists to one side bucking like a resistant toddler demanding a mindful yank to settle it back on two wheels. With

I stormed down our hallway on the heels of my teenage daughter, Amelia*. She slammed her bedroom door, but I barged in to demand she

Dear You, I know this might seem like it’s coming out of nowhere, but I want you to know that it’s not. I also know

Dear Elijah, I’m pretty sure that’s your name. Do you remember me? No matter. Don’t feel bad—I honestly wouldn’t recognize you if you were directly

The Sixth Street Bridge in Pittsburgh is going through renovation this year.  Known around Pittsburgh and the baseball world as the Roberto Clemente Bridge, it