I am devoutly grateful for the lives of Will’s two older brothers who have mourned him with me and yet managed to go on.
Blog Posts about My Family
The Secret Bunker
A big resort in the mountains of West Virginia, called The Greenbrier, figured often in my great-grandmother Sallie’s tales of her girlhood in Richmond.
18 Favorites of 2018
I’ve once again chosen my most popular posts of 2018, based on visits, comments, Tweets and Facebook likes.
The Mustard Seed
As a child, I planted seeds every spring and knew how likely it was that, when I forgot to water them, they would never spring from the dry earth.
My Mother’s Cookbook
I did make some progress… although probably my greatest accomplishment was mayonnaise made in a blender.
Losing Will
The art of losing, if it can even be called an art, can’t be mastered.
Apples
Like the medieval desert mendicants, holy men who lived their lives in remote caves and were sometimes fed by ravens, Will had long ago lost any interest in possessions, or any taste for food.
Will Walking Away
What is it about our world that destroys our young men?
17 Favorites of 2017
As this year comes to a close (some might say thankfully), I’ve once again chosen my most popular posts of 2017, based on visits, comments, Tweets and Facebook likes.
Acting Christmas
Something in our basic human nature calls for ritual celebration with other people, even if the other people are strangers.