Writing, painting or music can often capture the splendor of the best of life, but occasionally life mirrors art. An experience occurred recently that...
A lot of girls grow up thinking that a Prince Charming roams the skies and the plains just waiting for that special moment to zoom into their lives, s...
This past Christmas season, my husband, two daughters and I traveled to Spencer, West Virginia, to visit my parents. During this visit, I decided to e...
Hey, ‘Bones,’ ” my brother, Parker, asked me, "what are you going to be for Halloween?" The elementary school party starte...
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was standing there with a huge box ...
I grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium and just fell in love with baseball.When Roger Maris came to the New York Yankees from the Kansas City Athle...
They huddled inside the storm door—two children in ragged outgrown coats. "Any old papers, lady?”I was busy. I wanted to say no&mdash...
During the Persian Gulf War, I was stationed aboard the naval amphibious ship USS Nassau. As a senior Marine intelligence analyst, my workdays were ro...
The wipers struggled to push the heavy, wet snowflakes off the windshield while they kept rhythm to Wllie Nelson singing "On the Road Again."...
My bubbe, may she rest in peace, was one sharp lady. If she’d been born in a different time and place, she could have been president of the Unit...