Passing Death: A Birthday Reflection

You know I don’t believe much in coincidences. The story of my life has too many coincidental examples of connecting the dots. So yesterday when I passed by an informal funeral procession on the interstate, I considered the symbolism in seeing death on the day before my birthday. I had just treated myself to aContinue reading “Passing Death: A Birthday Reflection”

Everybody’s Somebody

Her hair, pulled up on top of her head with a clear straight line between her graying roots and the brown she’d dyed the rest of her ponytail, not only made her look more youthful than she was, but it was also the perkiest part of our interaction. She had a kind face, but itContinue reading “Everybody’s Somebody”