Mic in hand, I looked out at the thousands of people standing on their feet, singing at the…
Rows of lavender bushes stretched all the way to the horizon, a sea of purple. “Are you going…
I jumped when the phone rang at my desk at Fort Lee. That February, 2007, my son, Pat,…
What is the key to a happy life? I once spent several hours with one of the most…
We were out of ginger candies, ginger ale and ginger tea, and Evie had a stomach ache. I…
I have always found it so fitting that Grandpa Peale was born on May 31, a time of…
We seem to run a lot of stories about people dying. They leave us with glimpses of heaven,…
I pulled into my sister’s driveway and sat in the car, gathering my courage. I hadn’t been inside…
Last week, I celebrated my 33rd birthday. Usually I don’t get too excited about getting older. But this…
We considered ourselves a normal, middle-class American family, a good family. My wife, Michelle, and I lived in a…
I have played in many memorable concerts over the years as a professional violinist. None meant more to…
As a former research scientist and hospice consultant, Melanie P. Merriman felt equipped to care for her aging…
