She followed blindly.  There was the woman who learned to cook by watching her mother. Every Sabbath or holiday dinner when there was a brisket to be made, she would follow the steps her mother always took to ready the meat for cooking.  First … [Read more...]

Every man, woman and child was afraid of him. The mere mention of the name “Andrew” sent a ripple of fear through the village. Quansett is a small town in the upper peninsula of the state. The time was 1892, the gilded age for cities, where wealth … [Read more...]

His entire demeanor said “sigh” He was a body of disappointment and his spirit sagged. The man was defeated. Even Hilda, with vision spotty from macular degeneration could see it. True, she heard it first when he sat down next to her. An actual … [Read more...]

It used to be a question I asked myself often. Not anymore.  I spent many years thinking deeply, trying this and that, and praying for an answer to that one confounding question that worried me more than any other. How can I teach my … [Read more...]

Kathy is a news junkie. She is fully functional during the day; she goes to work, does her job, relates well to others. But when the five o'clock hour comes around, that's when she needs her fix. It's 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Another day is done. … [Read more...]