Tales & Tips

Valentines weekend. Alice invited three of her girlfriends to our house for a sleep-over, Liz helping with preparations for the big...

For weeks I put off going through the contents of the two boxes I’d found in mom’s closet, uncertain if I would be thrilled or depressed...

I was shocked to see Mr. Wilkinson walk through the doorway of the funeral home, his presence bringing tears to my eyes for the first...

Mom asked me to drive her to Dr. Callahan’s office the Friday morning before Easter for an appointment. I was happy to because I got to...

We spent Thanksgiving Day in Cedar Rapids with my aunt and uncle, the annual worry about dad’s pre-Christmas hours hanging over our heads...

On Monday, word of my father’s arrest spread through East High like the Spanish flu pandemic, quick glances and nods directed my way...