Sep 5
GOOD FUNERALS
Funerals were forbidden when I was growing up. They were mysterious events my parents attended with other adults. My first introduction...
May 11
Mother’s Day: A Great Grandchild's Tribute to her Bubbe
Maya and Bubbe Written May 7,2015 This is my first Mother’s Day without Mom. When my mother died last month, my 9-year-old granddaughter...
May 2, 2019
When a Mass Shooting of College Students is Not Breaking News
From The Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2019 Published in ChicagoNow, May 2, 2019 On April 30, a young man with a gun opened fire in a classroom...
Dec 18, 2018
When the Dog Dies
Savannah was very tolerant Published in ChicagoNow, December 18, 2018 Yesterday, I had to pick up my granddaughter from middle school so...
Apr 17, 2018
In Honor of Stress Awareness Month: Mom, the News, the Weather, and Me
Mom and me, about 30 years ago. Thinking of her today. Published in ChicagoNow, April 17, 2018 OMG, it was snowing in Chicago on April...
Jun 20, 2017
Loss and Sorrow: Remembering my Cousin on her Birthday
Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2017 When my late mother entered her eighties, she often told me about which...
Sep 21, 2016
The Diamond Necklace
Published in ChicagoNo, September 21, 2016 My mother wore it until they took it from her in the hospital before she died. I remember when...
Aug 3, 2016
Grief Loss and Queen Annes Lace
Photo by Kathy Clark Published in ChicagoNow , August 3, 2016 As I see my mother’s favorite wildflower, Queen Anne’s Lace, popping up in...
Jun 18, 2016
Searching for my Father
Baseball was my father’s passion all of his life Published in ChicagoNow, June 18, 2016 (Adapted from an essay in my book Terribly...
Mar 28, 2016
Someone I Love Has Cancer
Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow March 28, 2016 I have two younger brothers but have always wished I had a sister. That’s...