Sexual Void by Grace Harrison In the decades I have been with my husband, I have complained to him on more than one occasion lately, that I’m not getting sexually satisfied. In fact, it was more like we hadn’t had sex in what felt like decades, and I was pretty much starved for sexual intimacy. Read more
Celebrations Cancelled by Donna L. Scrafano As a family, we were wringing our hands about having a gathering for Christmas, my birthday (December 26), and New Year’s Eve. After all, a new Covid-19 variant was rearing its ugly head all over the world. But the decision was made. A text went out inviting only close Read more
Top Ten Ways to Manage Stress by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Could things be more stressful right now? People are trying to not get sick, determine which vaccine to get or not get, how to keep working, pay the bills, etc. It’s been kind of a shit-show for everyone these past twenty-four months. Warning: these Read more
Odd How History Repeats Itself by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Clearly, I’m not a history buff nor pretend to be. However, last night I watched a couple of history programs on PBS. All of which by the way, are incredibly interesting and well worth the view. The first show was The Roosevelts: A Film by Read more
Never Too Old to Reinvent Ourselves by Christine Tailer I was a trial attorney in Cincinnati. The job fit my personality perfectly. I was always excited to meet new clients, listen to their stories, gather witnesses, and, in time, tell their stories to a jury. For twenty-two years I lived an incredibly rich urban life, Read more
Decision to Move by Donna L. Scrafano Looking back, I remember first the challenges, as that’s how my brain tends to operate. I recalled my then-90-year-old father became more frail and therefore more dependent on me. His frailty was at the core of some major decision making and vast changes that would occur for both Read more
Vestiges by Lucy E.M. Black Using my phone, I scroll through suggested friends, people I might know, and friend requests. I’m always looking. It seems inevitable that in this vast universe connected by complex algorithms, that at some point, I will see you. From time to time, I type your name into my search bar, but the Read more
Small Steps to Big Resolutions by Bernadette Sukley According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year’s resolutions is about 80 percent, and most of us lose our resolve by mid-February. There’s an adage that you can eat an elephant—by eating one spoonful at a time. This is true of resolutions. Read more
Time Stand Still by Jude Joseph Lovell On a warm night in September 1987, right around the start of my senior year of high school, a few friends and I piled into somebody’s car and cruised out to the infamous Route 22 in north-central New Jersey. Route 22 was this old highway running east to Read more
My New Normal by Donna Scrafano One of the many witty quotes from author and Christian motivational speaker Patsy Clairmont is “Normal is just a setting on your dryer.” She has also published a book with that title. Although I have not read the book, ever since I heard this quote quite a few years Read more
