
I am exhausted. My mind and body ache for sleep. I lay down in bed next to Joe, and I feel awkward. My pillow feels wrong; the sheets are scratchy. The covers are too warm. The cat is purring on my pillow. My hair is touching my shoulder, and my skin itches all over my [...]
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One warm day last month, the girls and I took a walk on City Island in Harrisburg. We saw a girl and her very big dog, sitting quietly by the river. He never took his eyes off us, wanting to run and play with us. Grace liked him, too. We spent a long time talking [...]
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