once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied
Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.
It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.
For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and - ta da! - a window.
Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.
I never hear anything about education. Education - I guess it's just not sexy enough. And everybody claims to love their children and our children are the most important thing, but if that's the case, how come we never hear more about education as an election issue?