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When I was twelve-years-old, I flew on a plane by myself for the first time to visit New Orleans — or “N’warlins.” It was summer vacation...

I woke up this morning before the sun rose. This isn’t a huge deal in the mountains. Those gigantic rocks keep the sun from hitting land...

Thank you to MN Playlist for publishing the following article on its website 11/16/21. To see the original posting click here. Local...

My mother was a badass. Not in a Xena Warrior Princess kind of way, but a warrior nonetheless. She was 5’ 2” but her nickname was “Big...

There is a sound reverberating through the house tonight. It’s the sound of my mother’s labored last breaths. She will soon find her way...

I was honored with the request to submit a letter to the Public Safety Committee of the Minnesota State Legislature last week, as they...

There is an image from Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol building that is so disturbing to me. It’s not the guy with his feet on Speaker...

DANCING ON LANDMINES: The Continuing Saga of CTC I saw a photograph the other day that sent me directly to the core of my trauma. An old...

I spent several hours the other day reading the transcript of my trial against Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) from January of 2019. I’m...

“Do you know where mom’s teeth are?” my brother asked from the other end of the phone line. “No,” I replied, “She had taken them out...

“The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet.” Lao-Tzu RBG died a week ago today. I’ve spent much of this past week in...

There’s a lot of noise in the world right now; firecrackers, gun shots, sirens, people yelling at each other, dogs barking, horns...

Give us a reason, I dare you. We are circling. We weep over the body of our beloved warrior sister Ruth, but don’t mistake our tears for...

If I had to create a handbook for dealing with Alzheimer's, it would be two words long: Expect anything. Every day is an adventure. Oh...

Heartbreak can look like many things. An ice-cream cone upside down on a sidewalk, the plaintive wail of a mother in mourning, a goose...

I recently watched a series on Netflix called “Babies”. In it the researchers find that human infants, though unable to walk at birth,...

I've had it, I throw my hands up and walk away. I have no time for this. I’m tired of push notifications and reading headlines that bring...

I’m giving myself permission to be a slacker. There, I’ve said it. I’ve been watching people via social media, because we can’t actually...

There are a few books I can’t bring myself to read. Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is one of them. There is nothing in me that...

THE NATURE OF TRIGGERS: Triggered adjective 1. (of a mechanism) activated by a trigger. "a triggered alarm" 2. (of a response) caused by...