Smokers and Caregivers and Migraines, oh my. Well, we finally bit the bullet and bought our own smoker. It is this large black grill-like thing that looks like a little steam engine, like the ones up at Tilden Park. My kids (and I) used to love those little steam engines so much. I remember Jack...

Took a couple days off of writing and it is always a hard thing to jump back on the wagon. As in SO many things. The last couple weeks have been so filled with sadness and loss and worry. Sometimes, I find it hard to write about the really really hard stuff. Even though I know that writing about...

Ridiculously early, AM. I have had trouble with insomnia since I was in my early thirties. At the time, it made sense. I had just left a marriage and struck out on my own, determined to have the life and career that I had wanted for myself. For the first time in my life I was living alone (albeit...