Life, Death, and the Straight Roads of the Midwest

After living in Colorado for almost two decades I have come to appreciate the long, straight roads of the Midwest. My most recent visit to Iowa, the ‘home state’, was to support a friend, who lost her mother. Speeding down interstate 35, changing my clothes and passing cars on my way to the memorial […]

Sparkle’s Ritual

After my mom’s passing, my family inherited her cats. Their introduction to our house was not immediate as I was not prepared to bring them back when she passed. My father and step-mother had taken care of Jet and Sparkle many times before so they offered to take them in once again until my boyfriend […]