Non-Fiction

There they were. A family of two. In a house with strong bones and a living room ready to hold them.

I had no more an idea of what to expect as I would going on a blind-date in a black hole…”

His black dog led him to a noose at the end of a rope. I was fearful she was on a similar path.

In my mind I beg her silently, don’t ask him about memory loss. He remembers the words to the songs that make him happy.

The tubes going in your are toxic but trying to save your life. Such a high price to pay.

Begin to fixate on one question: what is the best method of attracting a mate? Try to do what the books say: love yourself.

It likely served an important role in human evolution. And, there is evidence that certain animals may daydream.

Animals move—it’s our birthright, a gift from ancient ancestors in the form of genes that could eventually code for leg or wing or fin.

I do know that slowly, my own heart healed as patients and families invited me into the special intimacy of illness.