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Sep.18.2012 Treasure Box I searched my dresser drawer for three pieces of heirloom jewelry I needed to return to our safe deposit box. A dresser is a foolish place to hide valuable items but it’s not as foolish as keeping them in a jewelry box. My jewelry box contains Santa, snowmen and pumpkin-shaped earrings, a toe ring...	Aug.02.2012 Tooth Fairy August 2 TOOTH FAIRY I slide my hand under the pillow and am disappointed not to find a quarter. I feel I deserve one though I didn’t leave a tooth; I did leave my bite. I’ve toned down my bark a bit too. It has not been easy; I have spent much of my...
Jul.07.2012 Cold and Flu Season July 7 COLD AND FLU SEASON The spiritual cold and flu season is upon me. I am awash in reaction and confusion. I have been overexposed to the dry thinking and barking orders of the cough so associated with this disability. My eyes swell and blur...	Jul.23.2011 Before Ophelia July 23 Before Ophelia Young women drown themselves before Shakespeare immortalized, memorialized Ophelia. But having a poster child changes us. Cautionary tale or rallying cry, Ophelia is a hand to hold on dark cold days when the light is hard to find and...
May.03.2010 The Tooth Fairy Bear with me there is a lesson in this title. I woke up early one morning. Some years ago we lived in another home and the master bedroom was downstairs and the kids' room was upstairs. I walked into the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee. My daughter was 6 1/2 years old. Of course I have...	Aug.02.2009 Tooth Fairy August 2 TOOTH FAIRY I slide my hand under the pillow and am disappointed not to find a quarter. I feel I deserve one though I didn’t leave a tooth; I did leave my bite. I’ve toned down my bark a bit too. It has not been easy; I have spent much of my life snapping and growling at the world...