Writing By Heart
Ever feel like a snowball right after it’s rolled off the top of a mountain? As speed overtakes and layers fatten. As, having let go, no choice remains but to follow the energy all the way down. I sense a … Continue reading
Tag: Lorenzo
Where Loss and Life Meet
This week I’m entering my third trimester, and the uncharted territory continues to emerge both within and without. Thank God that it does. Now that I’m really showing, I’m getting this question: “Is this your first?” It’s a day I … Continue reading
October Is Also for Our Babies
Up to 20 percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage. Annually in the U.S., 36,000 pregnancies end in stillbirth. In the wake of these losses, we don’t seem to discuss or console this kind of grief as we might do … Continue reading
A New Heart
Here goes… I keep saying I’ll write this after the next doctor’s visit, then the next. I know that’s fear talking, the need for continual reassurance with something we’ve learned can be so tentative. But it feels like the right … Continue reading
What Is Chile Really Like?
So much of what I write these days is about Lorenzo, and that has felt necessary in the most profound way these past 15 months. It will continue to be necessary. Santiago skyline. But because my everyday life is here … Continue reading