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J is for Jeffrey
Photography by Mary Allison Tierney Jeffrey, my son, is the reason I have three six-year-olds. He is not one of them. Born prematurely, he did not survive. But what did is my brief memory of him as...
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L is for Language
Photography by Mary Allison Tierney We shared a room for a couple of years until she moved out. At last, after watching her sign to an invisible being in the ceiling above her bed, it was long...
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Is Caring Enough?
Mother’s Day 2014 had me flaccid-limb supine, wrapped in the tickle of a sun-speckled robe and serenaded by a jay dueling with a nearby chainsaw. Chainsaws and rusty buckets only add to the charm of...
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Triggers
Trigger: an act or event that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions. My friend, Nancy, warned me about triggers while I was in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico,...
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Urfiss Good
When our girls were little there was a picture book their grandma sent them called Earth Is Good. It was a simple celebration of nature, with drawings of an ebullient child playing outdoors and text...
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Phone Home
Phone home. ET instinctively knew how to relieve stress. Now research confirms that if you reach out and touch someone, preferably Mom, you’ll feel better. According to a recent study, girls aged 7-12...
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Book Review: Kate Hopper
Book Review by Janine Kovac: Ready For Air: A Journey through Premature Motherhood by Kate HopperThe memoir Ready For Air: A Journey through Premature Motherhood, by Minneapolis-based author and...
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An exercise from Kate Hopper's online workshop
In January and February, a few of us participated in Kate Hopper's online workshop. As usual, it was very inspiring. Not only was it wonderful to read other members' writing, but it kickstarted all of...
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My Son - Going His Own Way
My son, Tom, has always been a bit of a handful. Never one to follow the crowd, he ploughs his own very muddy and individual furrow. But especially, when it comes to school, he has been a complete...
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The Little Red Wagon Theory of Writing
Writing, I’m reminded of myself at age 8. My brothers and I had a red wagon which we were fixing up to a luxury model. That meant installing seats, and crafting doors with plywood we had gathered. It...
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