Desperation and Creativity
Around 1964, when I was about fourteen years old, my fellow students and I were subjected, once a week, to a late afternoon composition writing exercise. We had paper …
Category: Life
My Grandpa
As I sit here, I can see across the room a framed photograph of my maternal grandparents. Grandpa and Grandma Waters were and still are very dear to my …
Incoming Calls
My phone rang yesterday afternoon. The caller ID said that it was UnitedHealthcare. Over the last few days, United Healthcare had phoned several times but left no messages. I …
Farewell
Almost 43 years ago I was at the shore in New Jersey, looking out over the ocean with a missing, with a longing, with so many memories. We had …
Balance
In his later years, my father had balance issues. He fell down quite a lot. It was a serious enough problem that he was sent to a balance clinic. …