Essays
The Perfect Fit
First appeared in WILL Radio: Sidetrack in August 2006
It’s funny the kinds of things you take for granted when you have two legs. Like wearing high heels. Plenty of women complain about wearing them, but you can be sure most have at least a couple pairs in their closet. My 15-year-old daughter, on the other hand, has yearned...
Early Morning Dancing Gets the Weekend off on the “Right Foot”
First appeared in Indy’s Child in January 0001
I admit I am not as much of a morning person as I used to be. And I admit that I am especially slow to wake up on the weekends. So some Saturdays, as I stumble for the kitchen and the first coffee of the day, the thought of a...
The Tooth Failure
First appeared in Mary Englebreit’s Home Companion in January 0001
Who can’t remember the thrill of putting a lost tooth under the pillow at bedtime and waking up the next day to some shiny new coins? So what happens if she gasp doesn’t come??!! We found out recently when our six-year-old daughter lost a tooth and we forgot to exchange...